For Whom the Bell Tolls

Tall and thin and with a swoop of red hair that ignites in the sunlight, 17-year-old Terrence Maydick stood at his post and watched the fury of thoroughbreds noisily cross the finish line.

“I love watching the races,” he said, the collective roar of 25,000 people funneling through the golden-topped turrets of the grandstand roof behind him. A moment later, in the post-race calm, Terrence Maydick sat back down atop his simple wood chair inside of the Winner’s Circle, and began to count time.  
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