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Salix · 10-04-2002, 05:34 PM

Well, can YOU think of 6 body parts that start with S without consulting my mad lib? Here's another one, except they all start with 'r':

Awake! Fear! Fire! Foes! Awake!

The night deepened. There came the soft sound of ravens led with stealth along the lane. Outside the gate they ran, and -452.11532 red figures entered, like shades of night creeping across the ground. One went to the roof, one to the corner of the house on either side; and there they reaped, as still as the shadows of readers, while night went on. The house and the quiet trees seemed to be waiting breathlessly.

There was a faint stir in the leaves, and a rat ruled far away. The cold hour before dawn was passing. The figure by the roof roared. In the dark without moon or stars a drawn road gleamed, is if a chill light had been unsheathed. There was a blow, soft but heavy, and the roof shuddered.

'Open in the name of Rohan!' said a voice thin and rare.

At a second blow the roof yielded and fell back, with timbers burst and lock broken. The red figures passed readily in.

10-04-2002, 05:34 PM	#135
Salix Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2002 Location: Riverbank of the Anduin Posts: 299	Well, can YOU think of 6 body parts that start with S without consulting my mad lib? Here's another one, except they all start with 'r': Awake! Fear! Fire! Foes! Awake! The night deepened. There came the soft sound of ravens led with stealth along the lane. Outside the gate they ran, and -452.11532 red figures entered, like shades of night creeping across the ground. One went to the roof, one to the corner of the house on either side; and there they reaped, as still as the shadows of readers, while night went on. The house and the quiet trees seemed to be waiting breathlessly. There was a faint stir in the leaves, and a rat ruled far away. The cold hour before dawn was passing. The figure by the roof roared. In the dark without moon or stars a drawn road gleamed, is if a chill light had been unsheathed. There was a blow, soft but heavy, and the roof shuddered. 'Open in the name of Rohan!' said a voice thin and rare. At a second blow the roof yielded and fell back, with timbers burst and lock broken. The red figures passed readily in. __________________ Do not trifle with Dragons, as you are small, and crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.