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Bill Of Rights Epilogue
I. All Absolute Laws supersede the Constitution of the United States as well as the Bill of Rights. It is the ultimate governing principle that must be followed at all times.
Keep my head low, stay quiet. Day after day that’s what I’m told to do. Every day it is repeated to me that I’m less than human, that I’m a threat. But is that true? Or is it right on the mark? I’ve seen the “humans” walking around. Even with their extravagances and superior attitudes, they really don’t seem that different. But maybe that’s just me…The ignorant, scrawny, no-nothing me.
Slowly I inhaled the crisp air and looked toward the sky. It was cloudy and grey, as it always is. Exhaling, I watched as my breath condensed. So far today wasn’t going that bad. I had
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Shortly after hearing that I was tackled.
“Rachel!” I hissed. “You shouldn’t do that, I could have attacked you!”
“Yea, yea.” Rachel huffed, rolling her eyes.
Skipping away, she opened a drawer and lit a candle. As she brought it toward me she gasped.
“You’re covered in blood!”
“Yea, you think I didn’t know that?” I grumbled.
Locking the door behind me, I shuffle to the couch. It’s torn up quite a bit and smells like urine, but I don’t care that much. It’s better than nothing. As I flopped down I heard Rachel scurry off to the other side of the room. After a few seconds she came back with a bandage and rubbing alcohol.
“You shouldn’t use that, we should save it for serious injuries. That stuff is expensive.”
“Uh, no, you may not realize it, but that qualifies as a serious injury. What happened anyway?”
“Just another officer. I had earned some good food today too, so yea. Sorry about that.”
She sighed. “It doesn’t matter, as long as you’re safe. By the way, have you seen mom today? She hasn’t come back home yet.”
I winced as Rachel cleaned out my wound.
“No…I haven’t. But don’t worry about it ok? I’m sure she’s still at
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Sub-humans must never be treated as if they were human, as they are a threat to society.
In a matter of seconds, cars blocked off the street. One by one riot police got out of the cars and surrounded them. I felt my legs stiffen as I began to panic. Regular officers also flooded into the crowd, hitting anyone who resisted.
But all the sudden, the mood of the crowd began to turn. It started off with someone punching an officer, which led to someone else kicking an officer. That chain reaction sent everyone into a frenzy.
Before I knew it the entire crowd had turned into a full scale riot. Not knowing what else to do, I bolted. Luckily there was a clear path of escape, but an officer took notice of me and decided to give chase.
‘Shit shit shit’ I repeated in my head as I ran. After a little while I began to slow, you can only run so long without food. I peeked behind me, the officer had fallen behind quite a bit. This was my chance. Quickly I turned a corner into an alleyway and hid behind a dumpster.
After a few seconds I heard him come to a stop outside of the alleyway. I held my breath.
“That brat gave me the slip…” the officer muttered in frustration.
After looking around for a few seconds he turned around and headed back towards the riot. I let out a

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