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I dreamed.

The building alarm was screaming. The breach alarm. Around me people scrabbled for the stairs down. I ran too, but had the presence of mind to grab a vacuum packed emergency hazard suit. That made me the last to leave, last to run.

As I reached the foyer of the cold-war-esque building I realised that I wasn't going to make it. And so I tore at the suit packaging, desperate to free it for some protection. However limited...

I stumbled outside as a diseased, yellow-green, light filled the air and people started screeching and bubbling.

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    Christopher almost 7 years ago

    I love the description of the "cold war-esque building."

    Really great stuff.

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    Jeff Taylor almost 7 years ago

    Had bad dreams last night/very early this morning. The building was very old-school Russian in its design. Hence, "cold-war-esque" Hopefully it conveyed the right feeling. Up at five thirty a.m. with that little gem floating around my head.

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    Jeff Taylor almost 7 years ago

    Thanks Christopher :)

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    Christopher almost 7 years ago

    Yeah, it really set the scene. That just jumped out at me.

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    Neville Hunt almost 7 years ago

    I'll probably have the same dream myself tonight now, Jeff. I stayed in a cold-war-esque building in Russia once or twice. The walls were concrete, the water ran brown.

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    Jeff Taylor almost 7 years ago

    Share and enjoy Neville 😁 Share and enjoy. Hopefully you won't get the few hours of feeling a lingering horror afterwards. I blamed the fish pie we had for evening meal that night, but my wife said to blame the cheese topping. At least it wasn't a zombie nightmare 😅

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    Neville Hunt almost 7 years ago

    Ah! Cheese topping, that could be it - it's certainly a wives tale. Fish pie, eh? Luvvit! Any leftovers?😀

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    Jeff Taylor almost 7 years ago

    Yes. But I'm a little reticent to finish it off. It's lurking in the fridge, daring me

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    Neville Hunt almost 7 years ago

    Maybe best not to risk it! I might have to make one myself then!

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    Jeff Taylor almost 7 years ago

    Thanks Drew 😊

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