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Murphy Malachi: A Short Story
"Murphy, the security footage shows no sign of anomalous activities." huffed the border patrol.

"Let me see it for myself." demanded Murphy.

"We have said countless times before, you can't do so without a legal permit!" lashed out the border patrol.

Murphy Malachi sighed. He couldn't trust those government folks. Thought the new border patrol would spill it. Apparently he had been told about him. All Murphy wanted was to spread the pure truth and educate the sheeple. That we are truly not alone. He was a conspiracy theorist. He knew the truth.

Murphy walked briskly back to his Ford. He also despised those on the other side of the border wall. What he didn't know is that he was going to die from poisoning on the way home.

"It's time."
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