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Submitted to Contest #88
Delphi, Ancient Greece, 564 B.C.They sat in the cool shadows cast by the Temple of Apollo and allowed themselves to rest. It had been many weeks since they had left their home, and like every day that came before, the boy was tired. “Wait here,” was the command from his father, a gem merchant from the island of Samos. Seeking water and food, the older man disappeared among the throngs of townspeople milling about the market stalls that fringed the temple. With a thirst that threatened to overcome him, the small boy distracted himself by pick...
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