A Story In
100 Words
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A Town Called Big Nothing
Rufino rode into view on his white stallion. The streets emptied like the receding tide.
He was considered a desperado, a gunfighter who roamed the towns, working for anyone willing to pay. Sometimes he was a bounty hunter, sometimes a cattle rustler, sometimes an assassin. They knew him by his tattoos. On his skin were inscribed the names of each of his victims.
Everyone in town had reason to fear Rufino's arrival. He could be there for any one of them.
When Rufino rode away into the setting sun, every single inhabitant was dead and his skin was considerably darker.
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