This story was written to be the birthday gift of a friend and fellow writer, AMoveableBeast. He asked his friends to challenge themselves. Well, this is my best attempt to do that. I do hope you enjoy this story. Happy birthday, Beast. ***** "Come on, girl. Come on. No, no, no. Oh, damn it all!" Fighting the dead stick, I kept trying to get the damn eng...
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