Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

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Dec 22, 2023
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The diner, like busy diners are, was a symphony of clinks, shuffles, dozens of voices masquerading as one rollicking hum.

A woman stood, her chair sliding back with a squeal broken only by her gag.

The noise was frightening, disgusting. She looked more determined to open her airway than terrified of dying.

She wobbled, bent, some…

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