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Arianne Rothrock

Submitted to Contest #293

The early morning fog saturated every filthy window of the old locomotive. Only in the very last panel was there a sign of clarity, which came in the form of a tiny handprint. Two large brown eyes, sparkling with wonder, stared directly at the soldiers standing outside of the train. One young man stood smoking a pipe and reading the daily issue of the Völkischer Beobachter. The date read May 14, 1943. The eyes stared out the window for a few more moments, then the tiny head which they inhabited turned to the figure in the next seat. “Ma...

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