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Orson's Last Walk

Orson's Last Walk

It's all okay, just like everything is in the end. A short story.

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Rob Archer
May 01, 2025
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Orson's Last Walk
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Everything was red. I was lying on my back. My head hurt. A dog barked.

No—wait. That’s not right.

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I was in bed. I must’ve been dreaming. But there it was again—that bark. It sounded just like Orson.

But Orson was dead.

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