Anna, Clara and the rest of the people in the pub were smoking like fiends and a blue fog hung in the air. Agnes finally tapped out a Woodbine and before she knew it a handsome young soldier was offering her a light. This turn of events almost made the yucky taste worthwhile.
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Samantha’s latest iteration was a trad wife, a version of herself her friends in college would never have believed.
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There was ample silence in the house, the kind that made a thousand small thoughts rise and fall without sound.
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By the dim glow of the cabin lamps, Captain Nemo adjusted the periscope with the precision of a jeweler, seeking the faint outline of an island. It was a land that time forgot and where dinosaurs still roamed and also there was the rumour of gold beyond measure.
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Agnes tried not to clench her hands when the siren wailed; she wanted to look calm for the others whether in the town, the hospital or her flat.
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The soldier who lit her cigarette was very handsome. The flutter in Agnes’ chest was so novel she pretended it was nothing, though she felt it again when he smiled. Agnes knew in 1940 a woman could not be forward if she was interested in a man. So she offered him a soft smile and a thank you
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Seymour sat in the waiting room with growing dread. Finally, the dentist emerged from his office. He was grinning like a game‑show host announcing a contest no one wanted to win. Unfortunately for Seymour his number was up.
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After the fighting ended, emancipation didn’t feel like a victory; it felt like walking out of a burning plantation with only the clothes on your back. However, freedom and the opportunities it offered made the journey worthwhile.
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Pierre said that the wine was excellent, but the main course of the evening was poorly prepared. He wouldn’t eat it and enjoyed the wine instead with a book he had brought.
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The troubadour could tell the story a hundred ways, and still people would assume the ending was inevitable, though nothing in their lives had ever been.
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