sylvanSpider
Weaver of Webs
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#29
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Hell
Olivia tilted her head as if wondering if she'd said something strange. But then, it made sense. Those that lived the longest would naturally accumulate more wealth. Of course he wouldn't be living in these parts, Olivia thought to herself so she signed, I'd like to see it sometime! I'm sure it's better than the shithole they gave me.
Olivia made her way to the Inferno in a desperate attempt to avoid the familiar sights of peeling wall-paper, a leaking faucet, a ticking clock – all things a normal person would hear, all things she was so used to hearing now silent. It was enough to drive a person to insanity. That was what made Xander's next signing sound tantalizing and she blinked at him for a moment as if to make sure that he'd signed correctly (or that she'd seen him correctly). When he made no sign of regretting his words, she lifted her hands,How about I stay the night for a while before we decide if I move in or not? Granted, if she stayed the night, likely she'd bring all of her belongings. There weren't many. She'd spawned in Heaven with the outfit she'd died in, and in the dresser that was provided she saw that they provided a set of sleep wear...miraculously in her size. It looked new, but she didn't know how much she trusted that. If she decided to “move in,†really, it would be in name. But...I would like to try hunting, but I am scared because I won't be able to hear them. Her face showed her worry, and she feared that she looked like a coward to one who had already seen so much.
Axle smiled, “Well then. We could probably start by getting you a phone or some way to get a hold of you. I take it you don't already have one?â€
All that is empty in the drawing should be filled in, the teacher said to us kids. First you sharpen the pencil to fill in the thin whiskers, then you use the thick crayon to fill in the wings with brown, meticulously and without letting the crayon leave the page. Six feet can be traced below the soft belly. Now, breathing is hard to detect on paper, the teacher said to me when I asked, but it is easier to feel it in real life.
Even insects breathe.
-Rawi Hage, Cockroach
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Posted 06-15-2018, 12:23 AM
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