Stolen from EVERYONE IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
1. Go to page 77 (or 7) 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.
4. Tag 7 other authors. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THIS YET, YOU SHOULD DO IT.
And there's slightly more than seven lines, because I didn't want to cut off half way through a passage:
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Mycroft didn’t respond immediately. He looked John up and down, as though assessing him. He probably was assessing him. “Sherlock is alive, John.”
Oh, god. Oh, god. That explained everything. This rooftop, the stupid out-of-the-blue text messages. But of all people, he never would have expected Mycroft Holmes to-
“Mycroft,” said John gently, “Sherlock’s dead.”
“No, he is not.”
“I saw it happen.” Christ, what the hell was he going to do about this? Suddenly Mycroft seemed to be standing far too close to the ledge for comfort. Fuck. “Okay, Mycroft,” he said. “Look, I’m sorry I was angry before, but-let’s just go downstairs and talk about this, okay?”
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