"Where are we?" the researcher panted to the young girl.
"Not sure that matters much anymore," she answered. More rubble raged its ruin.
"It wasn't my fault," the researcher said. He wanted to say the money was too good.
"We all say that. Sometimes we even believe it." Then she grabbed his arm and hauled him out of sight. Just in time: A giant face loomed.
Though made of other people, it thought itself a giant in its own right. It saw with their eyes and worked with their bodies. No heart of its own.
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Matthew Daniels
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Virgin Territory
"Finally!" she said. She was small and she had crossed the red river to womanhood, but she was young. Achingly young. She stood in the forest. There were no roads. Her legs were bare and dirty up to half the shin, her dress tattered to the knees.
By Matthew Danielsabout a year ago in Fiction
Salamangkero
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Matthew, this is another story with beautiful imagery and a much deeper meaning! It's thought provoking and most definitely requires some extra time to be chewed upon. Thanks for the food for thought!
You've got my mind turning wheels within wheels! An interesting tale, sir!