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Keeping Safe: Original Version
by Pirate Turner
He sat down in the middle of his floor, gathered his animal friends to him, bent his head, and cried. The world was a savage place, and he'd lost another soul today. Only here, behind his door, did he feel any safety; only here was there love.
Outside, there was terror, Hell, and heartache. There was . . . He'd heard the word once before. There was dystopia, but the world would never hurt his kids again. Ace held his animals as he wept over the ones he'd lost. He'd keep them safe forever right here in his own personal version of Heaven.
The End