Keith Burdon

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“Tough Competition” by Keith Burdon

Submitted to Contest #66

A chant rose from somewhere in the audience, the thud of feet in the auditorium sounded like a continuous rumble of thunder. The clapping hands beat out a furious counterpoint to the rhythm from the feet. There was an air of barely contained violence. This crowd wanted blood. Not for the first time Nathan asked himself just how the hell he had got himself involved in this situation. It was like a scene from Gladiator. He was terrified. Pure and simple. Adrenaline was firing round his system, his legs were locked, his bladder howling in pr...

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