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Black Holes: A Narrative Fiction

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“No, Jimmy, I don’t think I’m above everyone else,” I told him, but I thought I just think I’m above you, you bastard. “Good, Peter, because we all have our place in this world,” Jimmy responded. “I have mine and you have yours. It just so happens that your place in this world is beneath mine, like the rabbit is below the coyote.” “Cut the crap, Jimmy,” I said giving him a dismissive attitude. “If you were going to end me, you would have done it already. So what is it you want? You obviously have something in mind.” “You see,” Jimmy said seething. “You see, there’s that arrogance again. That type of approach only leads to trouble.” Turning his attention from me, Jimmy picked up a remote off the coffee table that divided us and with the push of a button his television came to life. The rapidly developing picture that appeared was of Anna still hanging from a noose. “Now, as you can see,” Jimmy said, gesturing with his …show more content…

“But, first we need to discuss our little problem we have at hand. It seems here that Anna—who you see behind me—has broken one of the cardinal rules set forth by the Alliance that governs all us conscious dead. She killed one of our own.” “That’s not true and you know it!” I shouted, losing my temper at Lyle even though he could not see me. I still wanted him to know my rage. “This piece of garbage and his goons caused Marvin’s demise, not Anna. She was attacked. We were both attacked.” “Well, however it may,” said Lyle, “she was the one holding the gun that sent a bullet into Marvin’s head, and in front of the whole gathering too. We can’t just let that go, Peter, we have rules. We have rules like any civilized society, laws that govern us which we must not break, and one of those laws is, we don’t kill our own kind.” “Do you have any laws on not getting your own kind strung out on human flesh?” I retorted. “Do you have any laws on

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