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Alya Khomenok

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Ellis and Mr. Christmas

Weekly Contest #16

Once upon a time there was a charming crawkulian named Ellis, who lived in a small town called Greenwich, which was to the east of Blackwich, but to the west of Greywich, and to the south of Redwich, but to the north of Whitewich. At first glance, Ellis seemed to be an ordinary crawkulian. She had the muzzle of a bat, the wings of a crow, short hairy paws, and a kind heart. Yet it was only on the surface that she seemed ordinary. In fact, she was quite special, because one of her eyes could see everyone’s future, except for her own. To keep ...

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A riddle

I love riddles. Especially if they are about life. And even more, if I make a guess, but my grandfather-doctor guesses. He probably read a thousand books in his life. Some of them were in non-existent languages, for example, in Latin. I saw one such one: there are many drawings in it, mainly with blood and all sorts of budgies. It is called "Ansientmedisine", which means "Prehistoric Medicine". As a rule, of course, grandfather guesses everything. But sometimes I get lucky and come up with a riddle on the go. It puts him at the end of the ro...

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Annie

Ania "took" Jessie unexpectedly and without objections. Besides that, the train was fast and the car was relaxing. Jessie took the weighty glossy magazine, believing that the road would be rather boring, and she was able to plunge into reading about others’ luxury lives. But not at this time. Promptly approaching changes of surroundings demanded to change her publicist maintenance. Everything categorically had to be another: sharp to gripes. Revision of the general purpose, addictions, and habits changed the glossy magazine also: sincere Con...

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