In the distance, two earthstars lit the massive, freestanding gate that separated the jungles of Paoqei from the capital. The gate stood upon a sheer cliff which ringed Open City and its harbor, making a wall unnecessary. Wider by several lengths than the paved, rammed-earth road leading up to it, the gate sufficed for keeping offislanders in the caldera where they belonged. The capital might be open to traders and seafarers from afar but the island was not.
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Snippet Sunday
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Bluster, bluster, storm and blow
We've been having a very wet and windy week, actually almost two weeks. After such a dry summer, it feels both good and strange to have this…
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How kind of you
Did you automatically read that subject line with a sarcastic tone? You should have. Last year, I was on the look out for a kitten or cat or adopt…
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Hoopin' it up
As trite and cliché as it may sound, clouds do have silver their silver linings. J got three days off work for his grandmother's death,…
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Bluster, bluster, storm and blow
We've been having a very wet and windy week, actually almost two weeks. After such a dry summer, it feels both good and strange to have this…
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How kind of you
Did you automatically read that subject line with a sarcastic tone? You should have. Last year, I was on the look out for a kitten or cat or adopt…
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Hoopin' it up
As trite and cliché as it may sound, clouds do have silver their silver linings. J got three days off work for his grandmother's death,…
