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Chapter 15: One Pillow too Short of Comfort
Fire had run through the forest, alighting every bush, shrub, and tree, and creating giant, black plumes of smoke, chocking everything. It fell from the sky, from the clouds like rain, and Red_Two knew, peeled to the shattered cliff edge, that he could not go back. His legs shook and his entire body shivered, too weak to move against the burning stones fell from the community. He was sweating and crying and the dust in his eyes just wouldn't leave him alone. He tried to move away from the cliff edge, crawl at least to the cool of the river, but his body wouldn't listen to him. Hot bile rose from his stomach and Red_Two vomited off to the side.
He lay face down on the floor, eyes glued to the upwards, gazing up at the floating city.
He just wanted to close his eyes and see that everything was going to be alright. He wanted to wake up from his hellscape dream.
He woke up.
He woke up again.
And again.
And again.
His name wa
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