Stories tagged “quarry”
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a quarry, pt 1
i was 17 with some friends, none of whom were very close mostly through common chemical interests did we know one another, and even then we only knew each other in the behavioral sense; internal states weren’t a concern unless they were shared;...
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a quarry, pt 2
we get to a clearing and out before us opens a chasm 100 feet across at least a tenth of a mile wide and 80 feet straight down to blue calm water water furred by a gentle breeze passing through the quarry bowing a soft tone we stand for a moment ...
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a quarry, pt 3
i am floating it’s weightlessness outer space i am expelled from a shuttle and fall with wingéd grace through an orbit and i can see the stars below they tinkle across the surface of the atmosphere i am about to enter mere moments before i...
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No Disassemble!
“Congratulations, I’m surprised,” James deadpanned as he took it all in, noting makes and models for future reference. “This kind of tech isn’t even supposed to exist yet.” “There are more things in heaven and ...
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Safe is Relative
The sun set behind the mountains and shadows reached out to cover the village I’d taken refuge in. The chanting seemed to come from all directions at once. The words were elusive as if the moment you heard them, they dissolved from your mind like...
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The Quarry
“What’s that?” The smaller of the two boys put his hand to his forehead, masking the dying glow of the day’s torrid sunlight. “What’s what” said the older boy as he sidled over to the edge of the quarry to meet the other boy. “There” ...