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Submitted to Contest #221
Being dead did not meet Nigel’s expectations. There was no afterlife, no mingling with relatives or all the pets he lost over the years. None of what the gospel people shouted from the pews or street corners was right. When a person dies, they become a ghost, and Nigel was wholly dissatisfied with the realities of being a specter. He imagined being a ghost involved floating around, going through walls, the occasional scaring of unsuspecting people, but ultimately just the freedom to explore the world he saw little of when he still had a body...
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