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Posted in Winter on Nov 28, 2025

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Winter's End

Weekly Contest #331

He stood in the darkened living room staring out the large picture window, feeling like a specimen in a primate house. Outside, heavy snowflakes fell circumspectly, like thousands of tiny paratroopers with billowy white parachutes, awaiting a compromise between friction and gravity. Suddenly, the room flooded with lethargic light, and he found himself staring at his dim reflection. His wife yawned groggily behind him. “What are you doing up?” “Got hungry and wanted a snack. Thought I caught something out the corner of my eye outside.” “W...

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