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Break
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Complete, First published Dec 20, 2016
BREAKING NEWS: LONDON UNDERGROUND TRAIN BREAKS DOWN, A HUGE COLLISION! 150 DEAD, SEARCH STILL ON FOR SURVIVORS!


Fire, smoke, blood, wailing, screaming...that's all I can recall in the days after the wreck. My senses might not come home, my body might not be mine anymore. 


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