A 100 word #ZapfFic100 story written by Bruce Arbuckle. Inspired by the random word prompt "species"
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Shelley's nose wrinkles in disgust as she nears the laboratory.
Perhaps, Dan's arrived early and released one of his famously evil farts (the Decontamination Protocol has been activated more than once after one of his beer and curry sessions), but, Shelley doesn't think so. Dan says he's allergic to mornings, claiming his symptoms are particularly intense on Mondays.
More likely, he left the portal open over the weekend and the lab's infested with something that doesn't belong in this universe.
Either way, Shelley's not going in until she's downed another cup of strong coffee and pulled on a biohazard suit.
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