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Clockwork Heart [TheShortys2026]
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[FLASH FICTION ENTRY FOR THE SHORTYS 2026]
Melusine was once a creature of the sea, until a man's love, and his cruel hands, dragged her onto land. Now, with legs where her tail once was and the memory of the ocean fading, she finds herself trapped in a life that was never meant for her.
One night, a knife rests against her husband's throat.
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