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Taste Buds Drooling: A Short Story
Sweaty. Irritable. Taste Buds drooling. You have a sudden urge to run. The beast within has awakened. The beast we all feel and we all try to fight, but we usually lose the battle. The beast is strong and vigorous. We think we might be hallucinating this beast, but something doesn’t have to be physically seen to be real. It’s almost like when we were kids, frightened by the boogey man under the bed or the monsters in the closet. These monsters are never seen….but ohh boy you knew it was there. This beast we all know and hate. This beast will strike at any given moment. And that beast’s name? Well, we all might know him as CRAVING.

We know, we know there is pizza, take-out, the fun, hip restaurant down the street where you can get a few cocktails
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