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A collection of fictional short stories, enjoy!

  • 27 chapter 01-01

    The crackling overture of the national anthem blared through the ancient PA system and tore subject 27 from her slumber. She drowsily folded her cat-like ears, trying to muffle the noise. The last brass notes faded, and with them went the motivation to crawl out of bed. Her bunkmate, 26, rolled the shared blanket around

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  • 27 Chapter 01-02

    27’s feet moved with the marching line from the dormitory. She usually counted the 300 or so steps to reach the administration building, but today she couldn’t focus. She found herself watching the last pink of sunrise fade into the vast blue sky. She spotted several glinting specks high in the sky and squinted to

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  • 27 Chapter 01-03

    27 dropped a formless lump back into her soup with a resigned plop. How many more days will they keep serving the same borscht? The beets, carrots, and cabbage were so mushy she couldn’t tell them apart. Her bowl had some pieces of meat the other day; today, she couldn’t find any. She gave up

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