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Thank you. I was a bit nervous about how the ending would land, so glad it shocked you in a good way. Thank you again for reading and for hosting this great contest.

 4 days ago 

On the contrary, thank you for joining. Writing is like a muscle; you have to exercise it. Who knows, maybe the next Edgar Allan Poe or Dostoevsky won't emerge from Steemit, just to name a couple of my favorite authors.