A #ZapFic50 50-word story written by Bruce 
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Hilda nudges me. Her eyes pull mine in the direction of the tall thin woman talking to Frank. "Big Machine," she hisses. Meaning Gerda is Government and therefore not a friend. Noting my husband's amatory moon-eyed gaze, I realise Gerda is not the only untrustworthy person in the room.
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