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    Doug Langille

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    Torture

    less than 1 minute read

    Reflected in the steel above, I watch the red line widen as he traces the scalpel from my navel to between my breasts. I tense as the sting turns from blister hot to icy cold; but I won’t scream, denying him that final satisfaction.

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    Tags: flash-fiction, horror, literary

    Updated: May 27, 2014

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