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Sam's life certainly has changed for the better.
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One Semester. Chapter 12. "Good spotting Sam. I was starting to think we wouldn't be able to get to the Headland." After walking 300 meters along the beach and twice being misled by stony outcrops, Sam had discovered the remnants of the stone steps climbing from the shore and marking the start of a disused track. Phillip had had doubts as to whether this would still be passable as it was already becoming overgrown five years ago, but it was the only access to Lion Headland without a hard day o
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There's a whole circle of friendship just been cemented in place.
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Joel has some bridges to mend.
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Yes, some barriers were swept away. Thank you.
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lol - beach and bush adventures tend to pop up in my stories.
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Great to hear you're enjoying the story, Sam.
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lol - 42 might be the answer to everything in 'Hitch Hiker's Guide' but I'm afraid it's not the answer for the number of chapters - that will be about 13 or 14, I think.
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Together with Martin, Joel and Peter are the kind of people it's great to meet on campus.
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I think he'll give Martin, as the experienced one, a 'how did you let that happen' look, then carry on about being more careful.
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One Semester. Chapter 11. "Okay, decision time. Do we hike on towards Moonlight Head where there's meant to be fantastic cliffs, or take this track down to the beach? Peter?" "The beach. I like being near the water and I want to see the rock that Phillip calls Niagara Wall." "Sam?" "The beach. Phillip said the Niagara Wall's speco." "Well, I want to see the beach too, so if you go on you're outnumbered, Joel." "I'm going on." There was a pause and startled looks of disbelief. "You want t
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Lol - I'm showing a bit of hubris here because I was rather pleased myself at the way handling of the fundie group came out.
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An erection that lasts 99 million years. lol http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-05/arachnid-with-99-million-year-erection-found-emtombed-in-amber/7142268
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One Semester. Chapter 10. "Hi Morgan." "How's it all going?" "Great, except for all these assessments they're throwing at us." "Wait till next semester. That's when they really pile it on." Joel didn't see Morgan much at all, except at the pool where he sometimes swam with a Malaysian friend. They exchanged a few more pleasantries. "What's with the silver bathers? Have you joined a swim team?" "Not really, it's a kind of joke." "Oh? From Peter and Martin I suppose?" Joel nodded. "Yes,
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I think Joel and Phillip have already made a big difference for Sam. Settle? In some ways yes but I think we can still expect a few surprises from him.
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Thanks again, Stephen. I look forward to your reviews. Yes, helping build a bit of confidence can do wonders for a person and that's very much the case with Sam. Phillip describes him as full of libido and experiencing someone like that, especially as they're friends, is breaking new ground for Joel. Your visualisation of Martin is totally appropriate. I purposefully try to limit my physical descriptions so that readers, hopefully, can be free to develop their own imagery for the personality and actions of characters.
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One Semester Chapter 9. The next few weeks at College were good. Mostly. There was a big Cisco test in the networking subject and Joel was disappointed because his 84% score was for the first time less than 90%. He could sit it again, thank goodness, but it meant hours more work, especially on the internet-address section. Sam got 70% and Phillip got 96% and they were both pleased. Sam looked happy. He was smiling more and didn't look so tired. It turned out that Phillip had talked him into a 9
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Wow! I clicked on the pic to make it bigger and the texture and detail of the shadowed bark made me sit and ponder. Wonderful imagery, Sam.
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I should be getting paid for this! He hasn't said one thing worth noting yet.
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One Semester Chapter 8. "You maniac! Get out of there." "Come and try it, Martin. You need a beauty treatment more than I do." Peter lifted another double handful of black gooey mud and added it to the slimy mess already slathered from shoulders to stomach. The sailing idea hadn't worked due to lack of enough breeze so the Eildon trip for Sam the next day meant hiring a couple of canoes and loading in supplies for an overnight camp on an island in the big reservoir and at this, their first r
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Yep, Peter is very clever but I think Joel is too - just that he's been sheltered from a lot of experiences with his rural upbringing. I have the feeling he's been rather a quiet and private person and the College campus and the life there is bringing him out of himself. - lol - Peter and Martin are making sure of that.
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Lol - the slang is how some of us talk some of the time. The bananas with chocolate on the bbq was quite a fad about 30 years ago (showing my age) but I don't see it much now. It fitted with Phillip being an older character. The lyre bird incident is one that really happened to me - though after about 2 hours of walking - not the convenient quarter hour in the story. Yep, sure could keep the neighbors off balance. Lyrebirds have incredible mimicry powers, reputedly the best of any bird in the world, and have been known to produce calls of whips cracking, chainsaws going, and even gunshots. Your problem might be that because they are mimics you'd end up with a new source for your mockingbird sound.
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Thanks,Dathi, Yes, Peter's carrying on seems to be contagious to the others who can't help responding in kind. I'm glad to know you're enjoying another of my stories.
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One Semester. Chapter 7. "Everything was funny. I was laughing and sleepy at the same time. It was bizarre." "Sounds like marijuana. Did you smoke anything?" "No... But we did have some funny biscuits he made. He called them brownies." Peter laughed like anything. "You're a druggie, Joel. That's a name for a marijuana biscuits. Did he tell you before you ate them?" Joel remembered that clearly. "Yes, he said they were brownies and he made them for me." "He thought you knew what they w
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