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Times to Kill

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The first time he heard his mother really scream there was a spider on the bedroom wall.

It was a big spider, even by Southern standards, but Yorgo lived in a world that was simpler, where things could live under glass, and everything was exciting and worth saving, so as his mother screamed Kill it! Kill it! Yorgo calmly cradled it to take it outside, but only there because he knew his mom wouldn’t let him keep it, and that spider crawled up his arm while his mom screamed louder, then it fell…