CHAPTER NINE Troll Snatching I opened my eyes and two giant wart covered trolls who bore an eerie similarity to the creature that had haunted me in my nightmare were standing over me glaring down. Their red beady eyes were filled with detest and I screeched loud enough to wake the dead. One of the monsters stuck his hairy hideous hand over my mouth and the other sprinkled around some kind of teal colored magical dust. I breathed it in and I was under their spell. "Get up and get dressed boy!" One
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in the cupboard. I hesitated. “But I can fix it‚ I swear!” “I think you’ve done enough‚ Authria.” He replied‚ and I knew he wasn’t just referring to the ink. Not reading the lesson‚ saying I didn’t want to be a wizard... the Headmaster had a short fuse‚ and I had already caused it to run out. I swallowed a lump in my throat and headed upstairs with my things. It doesn’t seem like a lot to be upset about‚ but I always wanted to make him proud of me‚ even though I didn’t always do as he said
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Persuasion’s Two Alternate Love Endings Within Jane Austen’s book Persuasion‚ she addresses issues of wealth‚ class‚ looks‚ and love through her use of humor. Love plays a major role in this story because to Sir Elliot‚ the father of Anne Elliot‚ a major character‚ looks and one’s fortune and one’s position in society. Anne Elliot wanted to marry Captain Wentworth‚ however since he was poor at the time‚ Sir Elliot looked does upon him and did not want Anne to marry him: Anne turned down
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even stronger. With each brick I removed I forgave the wretched Fortunado another grievance and as I removed the last brick‚ a feeling of great mercy overcame me and I released him. Freeing both him and myself from the weight of the past. (An alternate ending the "The Cask of Amontillado" by E.A. Poe 1846) Bricks One by one the bricks are falling down little by little life and hopes turn ’round Purging demons‚ blame and shame freeing spirits‚ regaining a name One by one each brick must
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ACT IV It is a rainy night. The scene is set in a graveyard‚ somewhere in Norway. A young lady‚ Nora‚ is seen kneeling in front of a grave. On closer observation she is weeping. Nora: Father‚ O Father‚ I need your help. Now more than ever! Your guidance was the sole support in my life and I need it most now. That man has abandoned me‚ like a cur on the street. I know not what to do! A tall man approaches‚ and puts a coat around her shoulders. Man: Such a fair lady shouldn’t be soaking
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English Creative Writing Task- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Lennie watched as the Frog bounded between the Lilly pads on the water‚ he saw the frog’s eyes dart suddenly‚ as it sensed its prey was near. It sank under the water and let the current pull it down stream and then suddenly it jumped out of the water like a cork comes out of a wine bottle‚ its eyes gleamed and its tongue darted out of its mouth and in a flash the fly was gone. “That’ll be me in a sec” mumbled Lennie hopelessly. There
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Kileo and Reo rode on two separate horses to the mountains. They had been given by the king to complete their quest. A sort of payment for their help against the wrath of the demons. still headed in the direction of the dragon. They just hoped they would find it in time. They crossed over an open mountain field. When they reached the mountains they saw a burning forest. Ash filled the air as they looked above to see the dragon climbing over the mountain. Kileo and Reo rode through the forest following
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The change of conversation settled down Tom’s thoughts as well‚ and it also helped that‚ with Lila speaking‚ he could sit‚ with beer glass at his lips‚ and eyes just barely visible over the rim‚ and listen‚ without having to utter a word. Which is exactly what he did for the few minutes until their meals arrived; his silence only broken by the occasional grunt of encouragement for her to continue‚ and forced laughs. Whether his wife had noted the tone that had accompanied his comment about hiking
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Prologue The sun warmed the young girl’s face and shoulders; grass tickled her bare feet as she wandered through the sprawling cemetery. A woman dressed in a fashionable grey suit knelt next to one of the tall graves‚ tears streaming down her face. The girl approached the woman cautiously; the way one would a frightened doe in the woods. The air smelled like it did when her mother left a batch of cookies in the oven for too long‚ like burnt sugar. The woman turned towards the girl‚ her
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Fuzzy Webb hated the fact that Olive Brown was always late. He awaited the apprentice as father time was speeding up and Fuzzy wondered where the young boy was. “Sorry Fuz the rain kept me‚ my it might be raining cat’s and dog’s out there!”‚ he said opening the small wooden door. “Now boy you oughta leave the house before that storms a comin next time”‚ scolded the impatient old man. “Yessir”‚ he said and started his overdue work. Olive’s work was to sweep and dust the old man’s collectables. “Sir
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