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Storm cellar

The 100 Word Stories Podcast by Laurence Simon

Sep 16, 20261:10Society & Culture

Gary didn’t have a basement or a storm cellar. So he heard the tornado siren, and calmly walked to the central bath, got in the tub, and waited. He set his phone to play the local weather alerts, sitting in the tub and p...

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