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Submitted to Contest #280
**Chapter 1: The Dance of Flavors**Ted woke up at 6:35 a.m.Each morning he liked to drink his coffee, and prepare a sandwich for his first meal of the day. As always, he rolled out of bed with groggy determination and made his way to the kitchen. He reached into the cupboard and pulled out a polished black cutting board that gleamed with craftsmanship."Those child laborers in China are really stepping up their game." he thought darkly, shaking his head.From the breadbox, he retrieved a loaf, its crust speckled with sesame seeds. As his ...
Submitted to Contest #279
My eyes were wide open now, pupils dilated, and blood freezing in my veins. I felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest to get away from it all—since I couldn’t. It was as if I had encountered Medusa and was turned to stone. I guess if you think about it, the last feeling you’re left with forever when you realize your entire life will amount to nothing but a petrified, cold figure is exactly this... Fear. Pure fear. The kind that makes you realize there is no escape, no chance to do anything to help yo...
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