Stories tagged “rats”
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Tunnel
I opened the trap door and turned on my flashlight, aiming the beam into the swallowing darkness. A faint dust drifted through the light as I stepped down the short ladder into the tunnel. The grain elevator had been turned off and it was quiet. To the...
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Moths and Rats and Government Experiments
…at least until the light bulb burned out. Damnit, I knew I should have replaced those batteries. Now the moths were galloping after him again. The government’s stupid plan to put common pests to work for the country backfired. Again. Just ...
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A Moment of Illumination
Jordan felt something tickling her arm. She tried to push it away so she could go back to sleep. Two things happened in that instant- first, there was a squeak of irritation and second, there was a flash of pain as she became fully awake and remembered...
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Not All Entrances Are Exits
Jordan watched, in the warm glow of the lighter, as rat tails disappeared down a hallway blanketed in darkness. She sighed and looked around at the small room she was in. Most of it was taken up by two large crates covered in cobwebs and dust. A pizza ...
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The Last Acrobats
The tattered tent stands on the hill, silhouetted by the full moon. The breeze twists the torn and shredded remnants of a pennant, which once read CIRCUS. Years ago, it was the main attraction in town. On Friday nights, everyone would go to see the str...
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Buried Alive
The floor was a seething carpet of coagulated rat flesh. Each rat attached to its neighbors but writhing and squirming independently. Some gnashed wicked teeth while others hissed menacingly. BC and I watched, atop seperate chairs, as the rats half-scr...