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Donna Kessler

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A Somber Calamity

Submitted to Contest #204

The log cabin stands still among shapes of gloom, surrounded by a haunting silence. The brightness of sunlight has not touched the building since the happening of a heinous tragedy. The wind blows, scattering ashen hues across the barren land. A man sits in the shadows, crippled by the memory of his wife. Each moment that passes, he could still smell the overwhelming scent of her blood, he could still see the imprint of faded crimson on the floor. He could still feel the coldness of her flesh as he held her dead, battered body in his arms...

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