3
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LONELY IN THE VOID
Lonely In The Void
Nichole Haines
Evan Payne had never been one for amusement parks. All
the rides, the spinning and the going up and down and
around… all they did was make his stomach feel like it was
dancing. For similar reasons, he didn’t like elevators. He
took the stairs whenever possible, which had resulted in
many late arrivals at important meetings over the years.
Heights in general bothered him and he could scarcely
walk across the top level of a parking garage without
falling to the ground and hugging it like a long lost lover.
Because of these quirks, his employers had decided he
was the perfect man for a certain job. They had offered
a large sum of money, twice that of his usual fee. When
Even asked what the job was, exactly, he was told that
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3
.
LONELY IN THE VOID
Lonely In The Void
Nichole Haines
Evan Payne had never been one for amusement parks. All
the rides, the spinning and the going up and down and
around… all they did was make his stomach feel like it was
dancing. For similar reasons, he didn’t like elevators. He
took the stairs whenever possible, which had resulted in
many late arrivals at important meetings over the years.
Heights in general bothered him and he could scarcely
walk across the top level of a parking garage without
falling to the ground and hugging it like a long lost lover.
Because of these quirks, his employers had decided he
was the perfect man for a certain job. They had offered
a large sum of money, twice that of his usual fee. When
Even asked what the