CHAPTER TEN Invasion of the Ugly Ogres We felt our way along like three blind mice through the morning fog. Until at last we left the cold‚ damp‚ mist behind and emerged into a backdrop of wind and grit. I was about to suggest we wait until tomorrow before crossing the kingdom when a set of powerful gray hands clamped around my ankle. “Back off‚ ugly.” I drew my sword. “Ah‚ the little brat‚ wants to play at being a bad boy?” the monster said in scorn. “Well‚ we’re tired of playing‚ kid. So now
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Far away‚ she sees the biggest volcano of Hawaii‚ Mauna Loa. Kailani looks down at her prosthetic leg and then looks back at the volcano. “ Well; I guess this is it Kiwi‚ hopefully we’ll make it all the way to the top. We really need to get that letter to rescue Father.” she said. “Roof” Kailani takes her very first steps towards the volcano. Her legs shaking with fear of what will happen. She worries that something might go wrong. Kailani starts to walk very slowly as she approaches a rock
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“What time did you say it was?” I asked. “Twenty past two‚” he said. (380) -- (Alternate ending) -- “Will it all be over now?” I asked. “What do you mean‚ over?” “Well‚ are we going to finally live the life we desired all this time?” He did not answer. I think it may be too early to ask him this question. He’s been to hell and back. I can’t imagine the way he feels. The same three words have constantly been echoing in my head: “Maxim killed Rebecca”. Over and over and over. It just never stops.
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Ernest lay in bed‚ laboriously breathing with turpentine and olive oil painted onto his throat for the war had not been good to him and the Spanish Flu was spreading like wildfire among the people in New York. Mother was sitting in a chair with frozen tears upon her pale cheeks‚ a deep red cascading from her wrists and flowing between her fingers. Her mouth was slightly ajar as though she wanted to say something. But desperation had silenced her forevermore and every voice she had was sewn together
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The better half of the last day of human civilization was rather boring and extremely uninteresting for most of mankind‚ even the few who felt they knew the ifs‚ ands‚ buts‚ speculations‚ and coming of the apocalypse. As the Monday morning lunch rush proceed with unintelligible yells and upward thrust middle fingers‚ no one had a clue something more eventful than a twenty cent increase in gas prices was going to happen. They had a whole morning of blissful‚ uneventful lives before it all cascaded
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The car ride home was quiet‚ just how Allie wanted it to be. She didn’t have enough patience to deal with Rumlow’s snarky comments‚ especially when he thought her fate was doomed. However‚ she saw that Fury was still alive‚ which changed her future substantially. When the car finally arrived to it’s destination‚ Allie quickly opened her door merged her way into the house. "You should clean yourself up‚" Rumlow suggested as he followed her inside. Allie turned her head around to face him and nodded
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What Happened in Chicago “I can’t believe he would turn me in like that!” I ranted. “After more than 30 years of friendship. How could he?” “Well‚ you did rob a bank‚ and were the most wanted man in Chicago.” nagged my cell mate‚ Ben. Ben was a very buff 45 year old that has been here in and out. Each time he’s here‚ he claims it to be a different fist fight. Although‚ he’s here almost every month‚ so who knows the truth? “Let’s go people!” barked the police officer. It was time for dinner. It
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Nothing seemed to scare him more then the quiet before the storm. It wasn’t a familiar feeling for Keith‚ fear. Often he didn’t even spare a moment to worry about circumstances before rushing into dangerous missions head first. Usually he had Lance in his ear‚ edging him on‚ filling his head in that calm and confident manner‚ his voice filling the silence of space. Now‚ Keith was left to listen to the void‚ his nerves prickling at his skin underneath his armor. Screw the silence‚ he thinks‚ screw
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The sound of heavy footsteps pounding on the back porch and the kitchen door slamming startled Dawn out of her thoughts. She blinked a few times‚ feeling slightly confused. The sun had apparently set sometime in the last hour‚ and the lack of light left the living room bathed in the bluish glow of the television with flickering images dancing along the furniture and walls. The cooking show she had watched had been replaced by a new episode of America’s Next Top Model without her noticing. Dawn
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Having had a rough day at the office‚ Mike arrived home‚ weary and tired‚ after dinner he went to his office for a short time before going out to the patio. Louise knew by the quietness something was wrong with Mike‚ and waited until the children finished their homework before joining him on the patio. When she sat down beside him‚ without saying a word he went to the living room and turned on the TV‚ but never watched it‚ which he usually did when he had something on his mind. At first‚ Louise wondered
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