Cleave

Betelgeuse

The impressive statue filled the room of the museum. It held an ax and a noose, and also a plate of fruit.

Strange combination, he thought.

“Whatever you do, don't touch it,” said the security guard, walking away.

He touched the plate, of course. Nothing happened. The noose. Nothing. The ax. Still nothing.

He shrugged.

Suddenly, something hit him. He got snatched back by the neck and was gone when his back got slashed.

Before the cameras, the director promised he would find the culprits.

The security guard hid the noose and the ax away, and calmly enjoyed his apple.

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