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Ashley Shi

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Lanchester and Benson

Ashley Shi

Submitted to Contest #85

Diane Lanchester stands at the foot of an imposing, red brick building, observing the details of the structure while she waits for a fellow employee to show her where she will work. It’s a sunny day and she is not on edge, and so she stands there waiting, raven-black tresses floating amongst the light breeze of an early April afternoon. It’s 2024. There’s a strange familiarity in the building, though she’s never been here in her life- deja vu, she would call it, though she has never felt it before. It’s almost tinged with dread, but ...

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