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Naflafiwrimo Day 30: Human

The last one! That was a whole month of stories, which means that Naflafiwrimo if over. I now have thirty stories to rewrite, so I suppose that’s what May will be for.

You can click on the ‘Nanowrimo’ tab above and find a list of all thirty stories.

*flaaaaffyy*

Thanks for reading!

[P.S. If you’re wondering what this is all about, look here]

Human

 

‘You have failed to meet the standards expected of you, Mr Gower.’ The judge looks down from on high. Mr Gower opens his mouth but of course there is nothing he can say. ‘Humanity is something that must be earned, not something that is given unconditionally. Your behaviour has been, in many respects, inhuman. As such, the jury has ruled that certain rights should be taken from you. From this day onwards, you can longer claim the title ‘human’. You shall be demoted to an Inferior Intelligent Lifeform and shall be treated as such.’ The judge waves forward a man with a stack of papers. The man drops them in front of Mr Gower. ‘These are you amended rights as an IIL. Read them carefully.’

‘I’d like to appeal this decision,’ Mr Gower says.

‘You no longer have that right.’

Mr Gower reads the document through that night in the kennel. It’s late so there isn’t much light coming through the mesh-covered window and it takes him some time to get through the whole thing. The man down the corridor is also very distracting. Mr Gower wishes he would stop howling at the moon.

In summary, the following major rights are removed:

  1. 1.      The right to expression of opinion and freedom of speech.

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