extract the light‚ white fluff for her nest. A barn swallow shivered in the rafters‚ preening and drying his wet feathers. Despite the ferocious storm‚ all was peaceful in the barn. Then suddenly‚ the door was pulled open‚ scaring the mouse back to her home. Two small figures tumbled in from the rain slamming the door shut behind them. They stood for a moment‚ silent and dripping wet. Finally‚ the taller one lit a match‚ illuminating the boy’s faces. Two brothers: cold‚
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Hayden quietly shut the door‚ and all you could hear was the slightest sound of the lock. In front of the door‚ there was a gigantic staircase that spiraled through out the mansion. While holding me‚ Hayden slowly crept down the stairs. Once we had successfully made it to the bottom of the stairs‚ we heard a dog barking. Hayden quickly turned around. Standing behind us was the little girl‚ and Pippy was in a cage beside of her. Before we could say anything‚ the girl became very blue and static was
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when I was walking down a Chicago street all by myself. Suddenly a sharp pain came in the back of my neck and everything went dark. I woke up in a dimly lit room‚ and he was tied down in a
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Jonas immersed himself in the memory. Suddenly‚ he was sitting down next to a small window. He looked out and upon seeing the clouds he realized he was flying. Below‚ he could see a long strip of tree tops‚ skyscrapers‚ bridges and tiny moving dots. He noticed that all the people around him were sitting orderly‚ in rows. There was blue carpeting on the floor and white paneling on the ceiling. He was in what seemed like a long and narrow tunnel. “I must be in a plane‚ Jonas thought.” He had never
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One faithful day‚ DJ was returning from school with his driver‚ Usman. This was their usual route and routine. On their way home‚ Usman noticed a blue van following them uncomfortably close. Usman kept an eye on the van and sped up. As part of his security training‚ it was his duty to keep DJ and any member of the Diplomat family safe at all times‚ while they were in his care. For those reasons‚ he couldn’t let a suspicious van get close enough to do any harm to DJ. “What’s wrong?” DJ asked‚ gripping
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March 24‚ 2011 was a cold‚ bitter day. I had sat in my chair in front of the glass‚ slider‚ door peaking out to the house across the river that had haunted me for years. I could just make out the shadow of the young man who had frightened me throughout my childhood. The house held a cold glaze and it’s horrifying characteristics seemed to escape from the windows of the house. I had planned this day over and over for three years. Everyday I’d think‚ and I’d think‚ and I’d think‚ about every movement
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approach was sluggish but cautious. Upon a snappy inspection of the large door‚ he found the lever. It was gray and heavy. He placed his hand on it and inhaled sharply as he pressed down. The strength that was required to even move the bar surprised him‚ but he could hear the screeching of rusty gears on the other side; then‚ he pushed his shoulder against the door with a grunt. A grinding scream came from within as the door wailed in protest; it didn’t want to open. Although Greer was relentless
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Scene1: Scene 1 takes place in a small town. It is nighttime‚ very dark and very silent. Inside the Way-stone Inn there are five men drinking beer and listening to Old Cob telling stories. Old Cob is a very old man with a scratchy high voice. The men are in their early twenties. One‚ the apprentice that is always addressed as boy‚ is a hand taller than the others. Off to the end of the bar a young inn keeper is listening to the story being told. You can tell it is familiar to him. The Innkeeper
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pushed out of their homes and into internment camps? The words of a man who experienced this atrocity first hand‚ George Takei‚ only further proves that the Japanese were denied this Amendment‚ “[American soldiers] stomped up the front porch and banged on the door. My father answered it‚ and the soldiers ordered us out of our home.” Pertaining to the 4th Amendment‚ the soldiers should have had a warrant‚ or at least an explanation to give to the family before telling them
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girls was in the kitchen and another in the palour watching TV. Suddenly the lights went out‚ we were all scared. We heard screaming coming from the neighborhood which made us more frightened. Suddenly we heard a bang which made us run upstairs to the room. We all went under the bed as terrified as we were. We saw shadows and movements. All of a sudden we heard footsteps growing louder and louder and then we saw a man’s foot by the door. The person walked in the room looking around. Lucky for us he
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