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She padded on bare feet, running breathless through the stinging snow, until no ground remained beneath. The forest floor ended, giving way to the open river below--unfrozen in the dead of winter--and she fell into its welcoming embrace. Cold hands plucked at her skin, biting into her numb skin with icy pricks as they carried her downward, ever downward into the darkness.

had a dream about a character and a story I had given up on; guess she’s not OK being sidelined (Monster)

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Karabiner rifles were strapped to each soldier’s chest, and once again, Patrick swallowed hard, knowing those rifles were their first line of defense and far from their last.

M O N S T E R, I still love this line after all this time.