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We climbed up the mountain together,
We skipped the trellis, we fought the weather,
We put together these ramshackle pieces,
Held with Sellotape and old wire,

And the world was waiting for us,
And the winds ready to-
Knock us down,
And the seas ready to drown us,

But Oh, oh look at us now.

(This has been a sacrifice entry).

There’s someone starting today. They gather around and give the new worker soft but sombre smiles. This is not a celebration: this is a place of the desperate and the damned. The monstrosity continues to whirr loudly, spanning the entire wall: its blades wider than the breadth of any man’s shoulders.
They run about the place, quick but careful, ( Read more... )

Dear friend,

When I say, ‘Happy Birthday’, I hope you know I mean:
I hope this day is good to you,
I hope this year is good to you,
We should all be celebrating,
Because the world became brighter the day you entered it,
My life became brighter when I met you,
You have helped me more than you know,
I wouldn’t be where I am today without you ( Read more... )

There are people across the water. And they’re starving and dying because of the sea: or rather the sirens who have begun to dwell upon it. The island people are in desperate need of supplies of food and medicine, but all ships who attempt the cross have been wrecked and now all are reluctant to try the treacherous journey.

She has no such ( Read more... )

He blinks awake, eyes adjusting to the dim light. He sees his father work carefully by candle-light; meticulously tipping the candle to anoint the feathers with wax, laying the feathers in rows against the bigger structure. This newest machine is a thing to behold: a pair of wings to give mortal man the power of flight.

As he attaches the device ( Read more... )

IV
Pellie hums in delight as Alec massages her too wrought shoulders. It’s been far too long. For this moment she’s content to lie on her stomach, boneless, to be taken care of for once.

Between spending all hours of the day at work or taking care of their kids, time left over is mainly spent sleeping.

But now the kids are at their grandfathers ( Read more... )

The plagues hit the news on a Wednesday. By Friday the word zombies is being thrown around.

They wait for the world to end.

(Supermarkets overflow with crowds filling up their trolleys, emptying the shelves. Doors are locked, chained, bolted. Every channel is showing the news and all the news is the mounting disaster).

But it doesn’t.

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“To grand new alliances; and the joining of our kingdoms!”

Everyone cheers, though some of them still strained. It’s a good alliance, one that will lead both kingdoms to prosper, but there are better ones.
The king of the East sea lands wanted her hand and would’ve brought great wealth and power to them, but the man also had a reputation as a ( Read more... )

The measuring tape is well worn, many numbers faded, but he can still read it, knows every crinkle and tear and smudge. He slides it around his waist, around his arms, around his thighs (and ankles and wrists and neck). He writes the numbers down. 
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Cybervision

No more glasses. No more contacts. No more eye exams.

Say goodbye to the expense and hassle with a Cybervision chip. The insertion of which is simple and painless. With Cybervision you will be able to see the world in crisp, high definition as well as having zoom functionality and night-vision which you can control from your phone ( Read more... )