...reached out and grabbed his shoulder, pulling him back... ...the earth was soft beneath... ...feet gave way beneath him and the jagged rocks below seemed... ...and glowed like a burning... ...as he stood watching, he couldn’t help but smile... ...the contents of every drawer were strewn across the floor... ...'Help!' she cried, but nobody could hear... ...could still hear her screams echo in his head... |

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Blinking Cursor Literary Magazine Issue 4, Winter 2010

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