J Lee Ratcliffe

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“Light's Wager” by J Lee Ratcliffe

Submitted to Contest #197

The God of the Light and the God of the Dark sat at the edge of the world where they met twice daily, once at sunrise and once at sunset.“Would you like sugar in your tea?” Dark asked Light.“Not today, thank you. I feel far too melancholy to enjoy anything sweet.”“No sugar?” A perplexed expression appeared on Dark’s face.“No, no sugar. I don’t think I could enjoy it. It has been thousands of years since I rested, and I find myself too weary to experience joy.”“Then why don’t you rest?”“How? When? Wherever I am, the world is awake. If I rest,...

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