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Old 4th April 2007, 12:20 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Sounds like a thought-provoking work closely examing the way in which we as humans interact with the natural world, and how transitory our existence truly is.

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Old 4th April 2007, 12:22 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Errr... not quite. It's from a little story I started many years ago... and do you really want to hear about a fellow who ends up with a bunch of stogie-chomping penguins as roomies....?
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I knew something was up when I saw the mushroom cloud on the horizon.
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I got carried away.
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At first, it was dark. Then I saw a light coming towards me, and whilst I had no idea what it was, all I knew was that it was moving fast.
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When you've read as many books as me, you realize how phony first lines can be. So I won't.
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Old 4th April 2007, 10:40 PM   #67 (permalink)
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Old 5th April 2007, 09:40 AM   #69 (permalink)
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Darrick stopped motionless in the shadows at the sound of footsteps outside the door.
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I must keep going, he thought to himself, because if I don't, there's no telling what danger will befall her.
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The day I died, it rained, just after I'd pegged out the washing. I'll admit, I thought things could be worse, but I didn't actually expect them to.
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I threw myself down on the wet grass as something whistled overhead.
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Old 8th April 2007, 01:09 PM   #73 (permalink)
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I told her it was a bad idea; needless to say, she didn't listen.
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Sometimes, when I sit atop Aeirth Rock at night and look out into the Eastern Sea, I see the dim outline of ship approaching from far away, and a dark, cold fear snatches my heart; and when I see clearly that it's a turtle or some sort of the bird in the horizon, I feel joy, but also the foreboding thought still lingers inside: if my fate will ever stop chasing me.
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The thin glass cylinder cracked easily between his teeth, unleashing a wave of almond-tasting bitterness onto the back of his throat; they would not take him alive.
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