Atlas Richardson

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“Five Thousand, Six Hundred Twenty-Eight” by Atlas Richardson

Submitted to Contest #79

**Trigger Warning: Blood and Gore**Five thousand, six hundred twenty-eight. Five thousand, six hundred twenty-eight soldiers lay dead on the battlefield. Some had their armor torn from their bodies, others had their limbs torn from their torsos. Piles of mangled metal laid on the blood-stained grass, mixed with the piles of rotting flesh and bone. The setting sun caught on the shields and helmets, creating the illusion of small shining lights in the tall grass, as though they were candles for a tribute to the dead. Five thousand, six hu...

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