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Purgatory: A Fictional Narrative
So there i was sitting silently on my death porch when Caleb walks up to me. I slap him with my house. The whole thing. He falls on the ground and says, “Ow,” I help him up and say look! He turns and then the devil comes and takes caleb away. It was my quest to get him back. So i shot my pet velociraptor for warmth. It was a cold night in purgatory. So i just went home. But wait! I turned and there he was! It was Donald Trump with his pet that he killed. I took his pet and ate him. Both. But wait! I turned and there he was! A rock. I took the rock and continued into purgatory. It was a cold night in purgatory. But wait! I turned and saw him! Caleb was here! The devil said “If you can beat me with this fiddle. So i took his fiddle and the bow.

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