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Accidental Purgatory

“BEHOLD. Purgatory is no accident,” he announced at the breakfast table. “Therefore I’ve decided we will break out of this situation, this…life we have here.” Because finally, it was simple, so simple. “Dad, can I have another Eggo?” BEHOLD THE MAN. His gaze slanted up at the ceiling, pierced it like an RPG, and Mandy’s answer, incontrovertible as always, was waiting in a fiery cloud of Godness. “One more Eggo and you burn in Hell!” Stunned the little beast. “Stop it, Travis, you’re scaring her,” he heard. Then the ceiling opened up in flames and the way was clear.

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Title by: Anonymous
Story by: Bill Henderson

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[...] Accidental Purgatory/strong> “BEHOLD. Purgatory is no accident,” he announced at the breakfast table. “Therefore I’ve decided we will break out of this situation, this…life we have here.” Because finally, it was simple, so simple. “Dad, can I have another Eggo?” BEHOLD THE MAN. His gaze slanted up at the ceiling, pierced it like an RPG, and the answer, incontrovertible as always, was waiting in a fiery cloud of Godness. “One more Eggo and you burn in Hell!” Stunned the little beast. “Stop it, Travis, you’re scaring her,” he heard. Then the ceiling opened up in flames and the way was clear. [...]