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			<title>21: Sarah</title>
			<description>Sarah&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The city wasstill very much awake this far into the night. Nox was perched overhead. Swirlsof violent storms created artistic strokes of cool colors across the heavy blueof the giant. The rings were pronounced tonigh..</description>
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			<title>20: Sabrina</title>
			<description>Sabrina&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The large bed seemed cold and lonelywithout someone next to her, particularly when that person had been her one tieto another life. Michael had been led away to see the ship's physician. Thathad been so..</description>
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			<title>19: Addison</title>
			<description>Addison&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The duo that made their way down thecauseway were a very strange sight. A skinny girl with torn jeans and a hastyponytail pushed a large flat-bed dolly cart carefully amongst the abandonedvehicles. The wheels shudd..</description>
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			<title>18: Ryan</title>
			<description>Ryan&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &quot;Michael!&quot;Ryan called out, his voice carrying over the still waters. &quot;Michael,hurry!&quot; He could hear the splashing as his best friend began to swimtoward him. Diving back under with a slightly fogged mask, Ryan slowly removedt..</description>
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			<title>17: Michael</title>
			<description>Michael&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The accommodationswere much nicer than they had been. Unreally so. Michael felt the weighty pullof the furs that wrapped around his upper body. They had given him a shirt aswell, one that was silky smooth and light..</description>
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			<title>16: Addison</title>
			<description>Addison&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; She stirred. It was not sleep thatheld her, but something akin to it, a swimming state of blending consciousnessand unconsciousness. Every joint groaned. Her muscles were stiff and sore. Shewas no longer bleeding, but from her i..</description>
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			<title>15: Damian</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Damian&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &quot;FiSTer,call it in.&quot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &quot;Roger,Sergeant. Magnificent actual, this is Bobcat three-zero. Requesting a firemission, over.&quot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbs..</description>
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			<title>14: Sabrina</title>
			<description>Sabrina&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &quot;Michael,no!&quot; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; But it was toolate. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; She wanted torun after him, to push him over, to sto..</description>
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			<title>13: Sarah</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Sarah&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; She sippedslowly. Slowly but gratefully. The hot milk spread warmth throughout her entirebody as it went down, rejuvenating her frozen limbs. Her fingers pressedtightly on the ceramic mug, greedil..</description>
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			<title>12: Addison</title>
			<description>Addison&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Coilsof snakes curled in her stomach, wrenching and squeezing her guts. She feltcold, even in the afternoon heat. Her eyes were irritated and puffy. Saltymoisture still clung to the rims of her eyelids. Nausea worm..</description>
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			<title>11: Michael</title>
			<description>Michael&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The ocean sang its soft lullaby inperfect rhythm. The gentle roar of a wave as it curled, only to spreadsubmissively against the dark sand and lightly recede in a lapping foam.Glittering diamonds as numerous and beautiful as the..</description>
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			<title>10: Natalie</title>
			<description>Natalie&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; There was a dull roar from within thebattalion auditorium which had been filled to capacity with dull brown foldingchairs. At the center of the room a projector screen hung down and offset tothe left of i..</description>
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			<title>9: Ryan</title>
			<description>Ryan&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &quot;S**t,that's bright.&quot; Ryan held a hand to his brow to shield his eyes from therising star. The early morning horizon was a burning orange with streaks ofgold that carried up into the purple clouds. The warmt..</description>
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			<title>8: Addison</title>
			<description>Addison&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; God, if you can hear me, please dosomething. Help us. Please. What did we do to earn this? How do we change it? Idon't know much about You, but I need you now. We all do.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;n..</description>
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			<title>7: Sabrina</title>
			<description>Sabrina&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It was cold. Unbearably cold. Wasthis the feeling within the domain of death? &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Behind shuteyelids, darkness prevailed. Sabrina Barnes could still feel her heart as itthru..</description>
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			<title>6: Levi</title>
			<description>Levi&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; He leapt ontothe chainlink fence which rattled metallically. He swung his legs over andleapt down, not daring to look behind him. Darting to the right, he gathereddistance from the house before taking a shar..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/esanders/1293014/</link>
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			<title>5: Sarah</title>
			<description>Sarah&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Thesearchlight flickered by, illuminating the street and grass in a bright circleof radiance that moved gracefully by. The chopping whirl of the helicopter'srouters hung above them. As the aircraft cont..</description>
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			<title>4: Michael</title>
			<description>Michael&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &quot;Michael!&quot;a voice screamed, although it was vastly off in the distance. Much too distant.A void, neither solid nor gas stretched endlessly between Michael's consciousmind and the voice. But he didn't want..</description>
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			<title>3: Addison</title>
			<description>Addison&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; They leftthem. How had that happened? We need to go back, she thoughtdesperately. We need to go back now. She felt a scratching at her throatand began to cough. Her lungs felt singed and her nostrils burn..</description>
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			<title>2: Natalie</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Natalie&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The noise inthe day room was palpable. Two large Sony TVs were mounted upon the wall. Onone, four soldiers with half-tucked undershirts sticking from their digitalcamo trousers played th..</description>
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			<title>1: Michael</title>
			<description>Michael&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ...as turmoil sets in many parts ofthe Russian Federation following the devastating economic collapse and outbreakof terror bombings and shootings, the Russian government has put out severalaccusations that the United States is re..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/esanders/1293004/</link>
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			<title>Artifact: The First Fires</title>
			<description>In progress first installment in a planned trilogy. A gritty modern and ethereal story of the familiar and the fantastic.</description>
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