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â€Å"Purified† The sound of water rushing out of the faucet and into the sink was enough to jolt me awake. I looked to my left. On the wall furthest from me hung my only genuine clock. It took me a second but my mind finally comprehended the fact that the hands read 12:24. ‘Great,’ I thought to myself, ‘slept late again.’ For about 3 days now I had been sleeping later and later into the day. It was hardly important for a freelance writer living in the middle of a small town in Georgia to wake up early but it still felt wrong. I turned my head back and looked at one of my few good investments. The water filter was presumably hard at work, cleaning the onslaught so that I could drink safely. A while back, times had gotten tough. I had to forgo†¦show more content†¦There didn’t seem to be anyone on the roads. ‘Did I forget about some random holiday?’ I wondered as I drove through the deserted streets. I began to worry about the store being closed but my fears to out to be false. The parking lot seemed a bit less packed than usual but the store appeared to be open. The automatic doors made a whoosh noise as they slid apart, granting me entrance into this social hell. However, it seemed that on this day, hell had frozen over. There were still people there, of course, but none of them turned and smiled at the sound of the doors. They just continued their shopping. I ignored the strange sight because I really didn’t want to get involved in whatever was going on in this town. I went about my business, focusing on what I needed to purchase. As I rounded the corner by the dairy aisle, I made eye contact with a man. He was a stocky fellow, a little on the short side. He looked at me from behind his little table with a toothy grin. I became suspicious immediately but I wasn’t freaked out yet. This was close to the norm with the folk of this town, after all. He waved me over and I felt drawn to him. I could have resisted but I was still quite curious. 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