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Submitted to Contest #70
Birds circle in clouds over the darkening Boreal valley as the sun hides behind the mountains. The small valley is illuminated by the raging bonfires of the joyous mining town of Fools Canyon, which gets its name from the large crack in the earth in the center of town, paved centuries ago by a raging river. Grass pastures lie around the town, where herds of sheep graze. Many quickly built wooden houses stand around the canyon, with the only other buildings in town being a general store, blacksmith, doctors office, jail, various saloons...
Submitted to Contest #69
Thunder rolls from a nearby storm, as a young man paces in front of a stained glass window inside of a glamorous Italian bedroom. A wine glass, half full, aids him in his thinking as he ponders the day to come. He watches as rain floods the busy streets, and bounces gracefully off the umbrellas of people bold enough to travel in such weather. A man trips over a loose brick in the sidewalk, and is helped up by another soaked onlooker. Such charity, the man thinks, giving a complete stranger your time and effort, for free. The silken rug muffl...
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