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Marcus wakes up. He talks to his wife. He gets in his car. He drives to work. He chats with his coworkers. He discusses business with his clients. He arrives home. He talks to his wife again. He goes to bed.

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Marcus wakes up. He chats with his wife. He gets in his car. He is driving to work. I follow him. He is about to say his last word. A drunk driver speeds into his car. He says his last word in fear. The car gets totaled. He is about to die. I reap his soul. He dies.

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Being a reaper is actually an easy job. We have a watch that counts down all the words they will ever say in their life. We just chill out until it reaches one. When the timer reaches one we follow them until the incident happens.

I’m done with Marcus so I get sent to another soul fresh from the womb. Garret Robinson. I look at my watch to see how many words he has left.

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