One day, for example, I disguised myself as the number three and hoped no one would notice. Janice was in town all day, so there was no worry there. Steve,

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SUBJECT The breeze caressed the trees. The nightingales sang loudly.   DEVELOPMENT – The breeze, a southerly, and somewhat damp from the sea, caused the trees to whisper among themselves

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I had seen the dog limping around the village a few days before the evening it called at my door. It was a surprise but then again it wasn’t. When

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The sun lay on top of us like a heavy lover, and we, naked as the day, sprawled semi-dozing at the edge of the empty pool. Our world was circumscribed

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With all the components in place, and the device fitted neatly into its containing box, he sighed and sat back. His brow was damp and his eyes stinging from the

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When they were handing out the prizes, a man, despite not having won a single event, decided he deserved one. Smiling, he insinuated himself into the pack of winners and

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There were seven or eight of us, single file on the narrow track, black river on our right, wooded rise to the left, and we were on our way home.

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