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Down the Hatch

“Down the hatch!” you yell. At your insistence, Zoe goes down first. Joe follows. But there is not enough time for you to get into the hatch yourself – the polar bear is on top of you, claws out and ready to kill.

It’s just a shame you’re not quite ready to die. Still, life never quites works out the way you want it to, and this is particularly true of the ending.

THE END

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