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But then they vanish into a mist.

I hear the whispers of their words in my ears.
Please help us, Kek. Help us!

I turn to face the other side in shame of what I did,
but what I see is madness,

I see bloodshed bodies and death.
I see me, with a trail of bodies.

I follow it.

I come to a throne with an evil me perched on top,

and my family members’ heads on spikes.
With blood dripping with a

Plop--plop--
Then, he speaks.

This is your doing, Kek. YOU killed your family.

Then, a spike comes from the ground and pierces me in the heart.
I feel as if hope has failed me,

and the whole world fades away.

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Austin Shapiro
Lapis L.A.

Ed. Casey Rosenthal
SLEEP STORY I

I walk with Mama through the barren land of snow.

The snow is piled high,
up to my knees.

We have been walking for a long time,
but my legs do not ache.

Mama, I ask,
why are all the trees dead?

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