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Raphael Otieno

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Karma in Slow Motion

Submitted to Contest #103

Thursday, August 12, 1999. 11:42 PM. Philomena? Philomena Pepper. Someone, please untie me. Untie me! Something wooden like a chair feels cold on my skin. I roll my eyes to look for help, except there are no windows. My legs are free but more useless than my immobile hands. My eyes are wide, merely blind in the pit of darkness, swallowing my fears and amplifying my nightmares. In the darkness emerges a distinctive obscurity. I should be afraid, but I’m merely sweaty. A woman in a burglar’s mask appears in the shadows of my light – a part o...

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