Finished Folds (21—39)
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7failed to bring the change Jared hoped it would. The bugs still buzzed about him amorously. His precious, darling emu remained elusive. He knew he had to leave the farm. He had
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1They say life is a lesson - one you learn a little at a time. Well, he had always been a slow learner. And now he was paying for it. Whoever it was knocked a third time.
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2He managed to free himself, but even after his restraints fell to the floor, he didn't move from the corner. Crouching, gasping, straining to see. The only noise he heard was
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4More worrisome still, what if she actually managed to reach the place? With a groan, he forced himself to stand, and on legs still sore, he stumbled into the next room. He saw her
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2With that strength I could do anything. But there was only one thing I wanted to do. So with a yell that shriveled stars, I headbutted the sky, then dove through the crack I'd made
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7There's something most people don't understand about being a zombie. You're not hungry for brains. Not really. What you really crave is
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7My every quark vibrated, and then POP! It all came full circle. Matter burst, then cooled. Time rewound, then stuttered forward. The universe thanked me. I thanked it back.
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5We had been foolish to gamble him. Especially for so low a price. The teacher watched us with a thin smile, as if she already knew how this would all play out. But we had a
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4audacity rivaled her own. His beard was woven from wisps of wool. His top hat towered above the street lamps. He smiled a dripping smile as his eyes landed upon her.
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3She woke up slowly, blinking away tears. It was still dark out. She heard nothing, but that was expected. It had been years since the world had frozen around her. The only
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6The water rose. Steve splashed as he danced, careless and free. They began to drown, but the music played on. It lingered on the air, floating, rocked by wave after gentle wave.
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7WE SEE IT BEFORE?" He could almost taste their fear as he advanced, the chocolate cone melting, forgotten, in his hand. His appetite grew. He doubted he would ever feel full.
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6sandwich dropped skywards. First he divided their labour, and their productivity exploded. But not enough. He had to give more. So he divided himself, soul strewn everywhere.
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5ar diversions, for if his attention ever returned to the concrete buffet before him, he would leave the city in ruins. Better that he spun and leapt and dallied the night away.
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3At last we had it. A foolproof plan. We'd been looking for a way to uplift the humans, to waken their minds to the stars above. Buzz's jowls twitched with excitement. At once
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6returned to the moment. They were all looking at him. Some shuffled uncomfortably. At least a few still seemed hopeful. Hopeful for what? That he'd solve it? The only clue he
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6I stumbled toward the door, and almost made it. I blinked, trying to focus. My eyes fell to the necklace that dangled from my neck - to the pendent that hung from its center.
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5; watched her pause above one in particular. She stood there for a moment. Then she sank all at once, as if her legs were sand. Her hair hid her face, but not her hoarse cry.
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6It was quiet, now that the crowd had moved on. The sun wilted into the west. I sat slumped, missing her like