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The Mirror Maze Keeps One
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I dropped the flashlight and it spun, throwing light everywhere. In the chaos of moving shadows, my smiling reflection reached out of the glass and grabbed my wrist. Its hand was warm. "Trade with me," it whispered. "Just one of you. Then the rest go free."
I almost said yes to save the others. Then Maya yelled, "Don't you dare!" and yanked me backward by my collar. The reflection's hand slipped off mine. The whole maze shuddered like a slammed door, and the warm breathing air went ice cold and empty. The mirrors were just mirrors again. We ran out together, all six, and never looked back.
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