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la_marquise_de_ The rules:
1. Go to page 77 (or 7th) of your current ms
2. Go to line 7
3. Copy down the next 7 lines - sentences or paragraphs - and post them as they’re written. No cheating.
The chunk from page 77 was awful, so I went with page 7:
“How is he?”
Josan jumped at the sound of his lord’s voice. “His body will heal, shaheev,” he said, using the Southron word of a devoted retainer speaking to his superior. “But he is Targ. I don’t think he will be wise enough to accept your care and patronage.”
“That’s not your concern.” Lord Cono crouched beside him and placed one hand on the Targ’s forehead just above the smear of ointment on the Targ’s wound. “Will he develop a fever, do you think?”