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Katie Estcourt

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The Woods

Submitted to Contest #277

The Woods The sign lights up. The doorway immediately illuminates, and the room turns red.My eyes fight to open, the brightness is painful against the darkness my vision is used to.I knew this day would come.I stand, brushing the dirt and dust off my torn trousers. I don’t bother to tidy my hair, where I’m going, it seldom matters. My mind flashes to an image of dappled light and warmth. The sun illuminating the earth and turning everything gold. I try to remember how it felt to breathe in the air, to feel the wind through my fingers, how it...

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