Tag: protection
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THE SOURCE
It started with the dead fish floating in the river. Then the cows in the fields started to get sick and the dogs started acting wild. Then a doctor at the local hospital started noticing the cancers. Something wasn’t right. It was in the water. The water that they washed in, brushed their teeth with,…
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MORNING ROUTINE
The sun came over the small village and the first signs of life began stirring. Looking down she watched the same routine unfold as it always did. A light came on at the Klein’s house – the children had risen too early again. Lithe Jenny Wright appeared dressed in luminous jacket and running tights and…
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THE FALL
The car swept him through the city. As he looked out he saw the city he had built. The banks, the hotels, the casinos – he owned a piece of all of them. An empire that seemed impregnable. An empire that could no longer protect him. He thought back. That weekend in the country. Meeting…
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THE ACCOUNTANT
They stood outside the wire fence. The assistant from the law firm gave him an smile. That morning he had experienced one last lie-in, then headed for a shower. He dropped the soap at one point, pausing as he bent over to pick it up and recalling the numerous jokes made about such a thing…
Iain Kelly 