... or so and "helping- my parents plant trees behind our house. Holding a little white cup, I was in charge of collecting all the worms that were dug up from the holes. As each new worm emerged from the dirt, it was immediately relocated to my "holding-tank."" I suppose there was some secret worm gathering somewhere else because my cup was scantly filled ... creatures all across the walkway. I ran to dry, safe ground not realizing I had put the door quite a distance away. Holly, one of the girls I was with sized the opportunity to lay my fear on me thickly. Fearlessly, she picked up a worm...

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... I will soon repair that. Caged within the sweet, viscous balminess that fuses with the honeyed rosiness of Mother's perfume, I often lay on the piquantly smelling carpet that sprawls over the floor whilst Mother, sitting on her rocking chair, recites the tales of the' malicious creatures ... bark flaked off in spots, diseased with a forging moss that clearly had stewed for years and wolfed its way into the tree's innards. Plants lay dead and clearly unkempt, demanding care. Sharp shadows of the skeletal tree meander around the inside of room. The grime of years of deferred cleaning ......

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... !" he shouted. "There's glass all over the floor." Vivian stopped dead and looked about her, a silver frame with vine like coils engraved in it lay on the floor, the picture inside it was of their wedding day. They were sitting on a white bench with crimson roses blending into the background of the ... bodies. He stared at them for what could have been an eternity then floated onto the wine coloured sheets, his body leaving only the slightest indent where he lay. He reached out and touched Vivian's bare back with a long, boney finger, his nail digging into her flesh leaving a small cut, "...

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... , Went to interview this man. Mr. Cuss went in and started asking general questions which later led to the man getting very angry towards him. So as they were talking the man lifted his arm out of his pocket, and Mr. Cuss could see completely up his sleeve, there was no arm! After ... off he did have a name it was Griffin, he was a student of University College, he was six foot tall, and he was albino. It all started as a fascination with light, and how it could reflect and refract. Then the idea of making something invisible hit him. Experiment after experiment he tried to produce a ... ...

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... grins across our faces, a habit that we had acquired since arriving; a method for concealing emotion. I took Alex's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze as we turned to follow our guide across a courtyard overrun with weeds and cluttered with piles of rocks, into a separate building. The sagging roof and high windows, ... his face was startlingly pail, contrasted against the dark skin of his arms. His eyes were closed, ringed with black. In the next bed over, lay a woman who once possessed great beauty, now stolen by the disease. The nurse leaned in, speaking quietly, "She was a prostit...

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... grins across our faces, a habit that we had acquired since arriving; a method for concealing emotion. I took Alex's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze as we turned to follow our guide across a courtyard overrun with weeds and cluttered with piles of rocks, into a separate building. The sagging roof and high windows, ... his face was startlingly pail, contrasted against the dark skin of his arms. His eyes were closed, ringed with black. In the next bed over, lay a woman who once possessed great beauty, now stolen by the disease. The nurse leaned in, speaking quietly, "She was a prostit...

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... be myself without worrying about other people and what they think; it's my own personal space. My day starts out at 6:30 am when my alarm clock wakes me up. As I open my eyes, all I see is blue. Bed sheets, curtains, walls, telephone, alarm clock, flowers, carpet, furniture. It's a big beautiful blue bedroom. I hit ... things I need for the day. After I finish getting dressed and stand in front of the mirror to brush my hair. Meanwhile I'm coaching myself to be ready for the crazy lay ahead of me. I take a last glance around my room; my bed, my desk, my dresser, to see if I left anything ...

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