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The Dangerous Game: A Narrative Fiction

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Zaroff walked into the house and went upstairs. He was disappointed in the hunt, yet appalled that Rainsford had gotten away. He turned on the light and saw Rainsford waiting for him. “W-what, how did you get here?” said Zaroff. “I swam,” Said Rainsford. Zaroff Looks around and says, “Well, this is a much different outcome than expected. You won Rainsford, you won. Only one of us will sleep tonight, and the other will be-” Zaroff was cut off by the sudden impact of a small caliber bullet from behind. Rainsford had a distraught face and looked at the door. A man of great height and a large build was there, holding Zaroff’s pistol. He speaks in a very thick accent, “That is what you get, you cruel…” He ended the sentence in another language,

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