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    well, despite the inevitable and healthy rivalry that can sometimes occur. In fact, just before the service I overheard a furious sisterly argument about who was going to be first to dance with the best man. Understandable, I thought - until I got closer and heard them saying, 'You!', 'no, you!' I've known Frank for the best part of 20 years now and of course there are plenty of things I could tell you about what we got up to in our younger days. Unfortunately, I did consult my

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    able to pull this off without my mother’s permission and maybe that was why a thirty-minute car ride somehow felt like five. Finally, I pulled my car into a gravel path and hoped for the best as I walked into the building nervously. But as I walked closer to the front desk, I felt a sense of ease and I remembered my whole purpose of being there. Then receptionist asked me, “Can I help you?” and in returned I said “I am here for Pup Pup.” As I following the nice lady to the back, there was huge difference

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    Life is a never-ending pile of rocks. A climber, like many others, sets his foot on another jagged looking stone. He alternates between his feet, using his hands to help hoist himself up. The climber carefully makes his way towards the top. He stares in hope at what he imagined to be the summit. Blinded by the bright light, the climber loses his rhythm. With several missteps, the climber tumbles downward. He is hurt with scars and bruises, as he’s being pummeled with the rocks he had once triumphed

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    mentality among Humans is still closer to the Animal Zone, but Development is in rapid & accelerated phase. Mentality, which amalgamates primitivism and superstition with not many cultured intellectual and moral values, still acts on the crude and tribal impulse out of blind sympathies and dislikes. Such ‘default’ mentality, which is not self-regulated and logically constrained often displaying the utter selfishness, will be relatively soon history. The fact is, the closer to The Light one is, the stronger

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    Scuffling just out of sight, the creature sniffed the air and reared it 's head. It caught her scent. It 's leathery black skin made it easier to disappear into the shadows of the forest they were in. The people it was hunting had no such talent. Among the people, a shorter figure in the front froze. He heard the rustling in the forest and tried not to let fear cloud their judgment. “Rekkr,” a voice said, trying to jar the leader out of his trance. Rekkr raised a finger to where his lips would

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    that never seemed to end. He began to take lurching steps in the deep snow and continued to march forward even with the ongoing swirling winds and harsh snow. Despite all of this Jonas was more determined than ever since he could see the lights come closer with each staggering step. Grabbing Gabriel tightly he felt at peace as he felt Gabe’s steady heart beat reassuring him he’s safe. As the night sky became darker Jonas realized that the snow stopped and it was much easier to walk now. As Jonas continued

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    was another step towards an unforeseen fate. I was frightened, but I was also intrigued. My conscious kept telling me to turn back , but my body was subconsciously pulling me forward. With every aching second, my shaking hand slowly began to move closer to the coffin. Time was moving slowly to the point where it stopped completely and my heart began to beat faster than the speed of light. I reached over toward the handle on the coffin, and lifted it with a prim motion. Inside was something far more

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    sophistication. The gate to the fourth tier was even more guarded, two guards on each side in full battle gear. The sound of footsteps drew up eyes upward to see four more guards walking along the top of the wall, bows in hand. The increased security closer to the castle made sense, but the fact that the lower tiers that had a higher population had less protection seemed rather callous. I knew Terrans cared nothing

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    shouted. With all my strength I ran. “ Jake simmons!” The white figure stuck out his hand like reaching something. His hand stuck on us and a white gleaming smile went up chin to chin. He pointed to the window. I looked at the ground , closer , closer ,closer …. “ Welcome to new york !” I shouted. My heart was pulsing rapidly, as I hear screams fall like leaves. A ominous stain of blackness covered the sky, darkened the clouds with fear. “ Are you okay ?!” John said. “Yeah!”. His body becomes

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    Never would they stop. Never would they just leave him alone. They would always hurt him, push him, bully him, but what could he do about it? He was weak, small, and lonely. All he could do was get through the day, hope for tomorrow; hope that Jake would stop making fun of his long name, that Jeremy would stop pranking him, and that Max would just let his body have a day of rest from the pain it endured. Who could Poseidon go to for help? His mom already had too much on her hands, and his father

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