That's A Wrap

A mummifier discussing his job. (flash fiction)

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Those who don’t hate me, fear me. I have accepted it, and I understand it is a repercussion of my task. Many bodies have been brought before me, in various levels of disarray; most dead, some living. My job doesn’t change much either way, except for the difficulty of its completion. The dead don’t fight back as you wrap …