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Weekly Contest #18
Alistair's Pawn Shop and Curiosities, that's what the old, cracked and wooden sign said. Old man Alistair was the owner. He was tall, lanky and bald with twitchy, spindly fingers. I walked into the shop. It always smelled of varnish, dust and memories.Every time I visited, he'd tell me a story of the item I was so enthused. It was usually fantastical like a miniature, model sailboat owned by Napoleon Bonaparte or the actual portrait of Dorian Grey.Books upon books littered the walls and even the cracks in the brickwork were covered by volume...
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