I like how you expanded it to all around the world. Universal soul slaves. I’ll watch out if anyone wants to sell me land!

typo An sand swept – should just be “A”
and a sheen of ice upon – did you mean Sheet?

Very nice sequel. I like how it broadens the scope of the event in my story.

Thank you for pointing out the typo, Tina. Fixed. But I meant sheen :)

Jim, I’m unsure how to move it on from here…

When first I had visited Ficly, back in the Wil Wheaton days, I wondered how one could successfully write a “prequel” to a story.

zxvasdr, you have answered my question.

This ficlet could take a stand as the prequel just as strongly as it does as a sequel.

Nicely done.

I like the idea of the Inuit debating the ownership of something so intangible :D

awesome ficly zx! worthy of being featured indeed.:D

Each place is described beautifully in one sentence. Each speaks of destiny, a purpose, something baffling, and beyond what they ever thought would happen.

Thanks! Not sure if anyone caught that, but most of these “salespersons” are tricksters

These stories are why I revisit ficly, and perhaps why I may break my unintended hiatus to write…so thanks for that. Thanks a lot.

Thank you, Stovohobo. I’m glad to have had a hand in your resurgence of motivation. Your stories are great, and I hope you keep on contributing.

M. Abran – thank you. I am actually wondering what happened to Ficlets. I see these tantalizing clues in early ficlys and their comments, but I can’t seem to be able to get the whole picture.

Something to do with AOL? And what’s Wil Wheaton’s got to do with it all? Sure sounds like I missed a good time. Typical of me, jumping on the bandwagon just when about everyone’s jumped off!

the_tandyman – I hadn’t really thought of it like that, but now that you bring it up, it’s pretty damn hilarious. What’s the property value of miles and miles of deadly ice in which you have to fight day after day to survive? The Inuit experience a whole different approach to reality.