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Alterations

"Stretching plains," whispers Janine, as the boy's ears magically taper off. "Tall grass," she continues, and the boy yawns to reveal sharper teeth than before. "Bright stars overhead," adds Janine, and a button from the boy's collar shoots across the room, revealing a very fine coat of brownish fur.

Janine backs away from the boy and leans against you to watch the transformation in progress. The boy's hands, obscured from view until now, are dark and heavily callused. He raises them for a moment, and you notice that the nails are especially broad. He makes a sound as though he is going to sneeze, but what follows is a contortion of his face that ceremoniously merges his nose with his mouth. You think to yourself that he looks increasingly like your neighbour's Rottweiler.


Written by Joey Liverwurst

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