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Shrunk to Fit - 2. Sailing By
How to employ 'fall' and 'spring'...
Jostling boys kneel, letting paper vessels fall onto a fast-flowing spring. They rush alongside.
"Look!"
"Yes!"
Watch as one after another fails.
"Aagh..."
"Nooo!"
Foolscap wrecks; sodden testimonies to unsound work.
"What?!"
"Can't be!"
Then fall quiet as one remaining papyrus yacht sails proudly by.
The whole point of these challenges is to tell a story; not depict a scene. Much as I like this one, I fear it falls into the latter category.
Let me know what you think. Your comments and thoughts are always welcome.
Let me know what you think. Your comments and thoughts are always welcome.
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Stories posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
Note: While authors are asked to place warnings on their stories for some moderated content, everyone has different thresholds, and it is your responsibility as a reader to avoid stories or stop reading if something bothers you.
Note: While authors are asked to place warnings on their stories for some moderated content, everyone has different thresholds, and it is your responsibility as a reader to avoid stories or stop reading if something bothers you.
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