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Tests
by Lianne Burwell
July 2004
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They said he was ready. Helena, Dick, Grace. Even the 
doctors. Roy wasn't so sure.

The night hunt was his personal test. Confronted by a 
masked archer, the customer ran and the dealer tossed his 
wares at him before following suit.

Roy caught the baggie reflexively, distracted briefly. He 
could remember the feeling of getting high, flying like 
Superman, not a care in the world. The painkillers at the 
hospital had been a pale imitation.

For a moment, he was tempted.

Then he tore the bag open and let the wind take it.

"You're ready," Dick said from behind him.

THE END