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The Pawn Ticket – part one
The Pawn Ticket – part one Tucker just finished picking up his dry cleaning. It is shortly after sunset and the sky is darkening rapidly. He is in a hurry tonight. So he drove, instead of walking. As he rounds the corner, one block away from his car, he collides with a running man. The…
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The best of luck in a pinch
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The good luck charm and a new catch
The good luck charm and a new catch Help arrived. Just a few minutes after Riley fell into the sarcophagus. He would have made it until they could rescue him. However, what could only have been an aftershock, severed the thread he was dangling from. Some may think of a lucky rabbit’s foot, or a…
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The beautiful plan in the mirror
The beautiful plan in the mirror Now this is something. Lisa gazes intently at it. The box is small, but the thing in it, moves like it is from the bottom of the sea. Slow and deliberate. In fact, it looks almost like a sea star. And that is what she thought it was, at…
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New day – The retrieval of Jupiter’s Heart
New day – The retrieval of Jupiter’s Heart Eric closes the garage. Then he enters the mud room of their new home. After removing his shoes (Emma’s orders) he steps into the kitchen. He’s home earlier than expected today. It will be a couple of hours before Emma returns home. Therefore, he decides to do…
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The allure of the open door
The allure of the open door Steven closes the door to the spare room, quietly. He locks the deadbolt and double checks to make sure. The appointment today wouldn’t take long. It was a necessary thing, or he would have cancelled it. He isn’t feeling it now. Furthermore, he is feeling frustrated to have to…
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Lucky Pockets – Challenge of the naturals
Lucky Pockets – Challenge of the naturals The dice tumble. They settle on something, and the crowd goes wild. Stan is watching, but he’s only watching the crowd. Since the reopening of the Easy Eight, the crowds have been staggering. In fact, he will likely break a record again tonight. The new tables are state…
