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Oliver Wheaton

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Just a Game

Submitted to Contest #80

The sirens would wake me up before Mum did. In the few seconds before she came bursting into my room I’d get out of bed and run over to the window. The glass had been smashed out months ago and Mr Arnot from next door had come over and nailed some planks up to keep the rain out. It didn’t matter, I’d press my face up against them, straining to look through one of the cracks at the sky above. The yellow spotlights darted about on the clouds, searching for the great machines, but I could never spot any.       &nbs...

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