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After She Has Gone by Richard Thomas

June 8th, 2011 • 10 commentspermalink

Walking out into the woods there was no moon overhead to guide him. Bumping into the trees, he wound his way deep into the forest, tripping over roots that herniated through the dirt. The darkness wrapped around him and he went on walking, the gun dangling from the end of his right hand, and his [...]

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