A short story to be written in 50 words not one word less, not one word more!, for the Freewriters community to #zapfic50monday contest. Prompt: "clerk"
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The stamp hit the table, revealing a clerk behind a mountain of papers yellowed by time. Forms identical to the one in his hand were stacked on top of each other, all marked in ink with the word "DENIED". One last formality and his damned soul would finally escape purgatory.
