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It was a moonlit evening when Sarah and Jake, a young couple deeply in love, decided to take a romantic stroll along the desolate beach near their small coastal town. The waves crashed rhythmically against the shore, creating an enchanting symphony ...

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Sitting on the exam table, I swing my feet. I’m fully dressed and only here to have my six-month checkup. Ever since the accident my doctor has been extra attentive. She’s a little over careful, and I don’t think she treats all her patients this way...

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The familiar comforts of the 1980’s and 1990’s sitcom lineup broadcast throughout the night on the Retro Roar Network were just the dose of upbeat predictability forty-year-old insomniac Austin Brennan desperately needed to combat a modern world tha...