The Outside In
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Last published Tue, Apr 21, 2020
"Fog. Fog everywhere. Its consuming us all. Yet how can something feel so warm and freeing and dangerous at the same time? At first look, it may seem fine,you may walk in or something. But once you walk in you feel warm,to a boiling point. Your lungs feel full and you look around thinking something's behind you. But you are alone. You.are.alone. And finally when you're free, you feel different, but the same. And then you die of dehydration. You can't stay in fog for 3-5 weeks not drinking anything and expect to stay alive. Gah you truly drive me up the wall Martha."Sally said looking at her friend Martha who was staring out the window.
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