A Story In
100 Words
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The Boss Man
"The Boss Man is coming!"
The shout was uttered every morning--though later than was expected of the rest of them--tinctured with fear and disdain. They all hated the man, but there was no hope of escaping.
He was a modern day tyrant, controlling his domain as surely as Alexander controlled the Dardanelles. His employees learned quickly to fear him. Those who did not were generally shot in the head and left for dead on the sidewalk down below.
In this economy, no one dared to quit. Everyone acknowledged it was better to get executed than to risk unemployment.
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