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    The ‘Kulibari Billabong’ was a small semi-outdoor bar with a few pool tables under thatched awnings and some plastic chairs and tables outside. There was no front door to speak of, as the entire side facing the bay was open. There was a proper bar inside though, with stools and some beer on tap. They even had low carb beer, Blake was delighted to discover. Only in the bottle though. Blake had been chatting to Nats for a while now and was, for the most part, enjoying himself. He had been disap
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    Chapter 2: Haze

    Acedias posted new chapter in A New Life

    A while later, jet lagged, hot and dehydrated, Blake found himself snoozing briefly when a loud rapping at the door startled him awake. “Mate its Jill, open up!” came a demanding tone that brooked no nonsense. Blake fumbled about for a bit, checking in the small bathroom mirror to make sure he was presentable. It took much less time than was normal for him, although he had prepared for this earlier. He then hurried to answer the door, to meet his new boss. Technically they had met befor
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    The desert seemed endless. Red sand was flashing by, broken only by the occasional thorny grey grass or desert scrub. Such a vast empty expanse. Barren, but a beautiful kind of barren, Blake mused. “Where ya from?” the women asked. She spoke with a thick Aussie accent. The kind of accent Australian characters in some movie or sitcom would use. A walking stereotype, he thought, before rebuking himself for the nasty sentiment. “Sydney,” he replied, almost shouting to be heard over the roar o
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    A New Life

    Acedias posted a story in Fiction

    Blake has decided to abandon his life in Sydney to work as a divemaster in a tiny tourist town in the remote Australian outback. Not so much a ‘decision’ as an act of desperation, the change proves more difficult than he hoped, as problems left behind end up following. Starting a new life won't be easy, but luckily there’s a gorgeous co-worker to distract him ...
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    I've been waiting for this one ... how long's it gonna stay in the review que?! Argh!
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