Dark Woods

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Little Boy, kind was he, froze, lost in the dark woods.

A shadow approached.

"I'm glad you're kind," cackled the witch, her teeth rot with vermillion spots, broken and jagged at the edges. "Altruistic ones taste best."



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Thank you for reading, 

Thomas J. Benedict (Twitter: TJ_Benedict)

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