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Muzzle Flash

it stayed in the chamber cause the safety was on never ripping through the barrel, the target left unharmed couldn't smell the sulphur or see the muzzle flash you should have aimed more carefully if you wanted it to last you got to feel the excitement of the live round in the chamber standing in the little booth surrounded by the danger you got to hear the click and the noise from those up close but your aim was never good at what was next to you the switch pulls in your target, without a single hit nothing dead on center or even a near miss you won't win a trophy or ever enjoy the prize cause you were in a hurry and let it all speed by

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