Rebecca Kalin

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“Escape from Castets (January 1969)” by Rebecca Kalin

Submitted to Contest #259

Paris by midnight was our goal. After an early start and shared nonstop driving, it seemed within reach. From the sandy beaches in the south through the snow-capped Pyrenees in the north we had driven ten hours and now, with Spain behind us, we had only seven to go. The sun was beginning to set when the knocking began: a steady metallic thumping that got louder and louder until there was a terrible bang. The car lurched to a stop and an acrid smell began to seep in from behind—from exactly that place where one might find the engine of a Volk...

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