“I heard there are alligators in these swamps.” “Bullshit,” I reply. “Maybe further east but not here. Someone would know if…
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“OF COURSE,” Kurt yelled to the cosmos, not really expecting a response. There was no acknowledgment after he cursed the…
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Five. Four. Three. Two. One. And GO. Wait, goggles don’t feel right. And GO. Wait, wait, wait. Didn’t set my…