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[SP] The sky was a very grayey gray. Like, even grayer than your normal very gray sky.

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[WP] Gwynfrida frowned. She wasn't seeing any sign of the expected effect.

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[WP] I set my sons before me: Reuben, Phil, Club, and Hoagie. "OK," I said, "which one of you was it that pushed the outhouse over the cliff last night?"

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[SP] The other side was presenting gibberish. How do you argue with that?

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[WP] In 2020, Covid threw a monkey wrench into the world's workings, forcing millions of people to stay home and isolated for years. They used this lack of interruptions to build intense personal projects that would normally be impossible. In 2022 and 2023 they've been finishing.

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[WP] You're a robotic Von Neumann probe that was fired at .9c at a galaxy 10 billion light years away. With limited resources, it makes sense to hibernate except when there are emergencies or new circumstances. There have been more new circumstances along the way than you expected.

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Letters are traditionally folded into rolls, which are then wrapped around like a croissant with one end tucked inside the other, with a blob of wax stamped on the joint as a seal. You maintain OCR letter sorters, and are annoyed at bits of wax gumming up the works.

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[SP] "You must have done it wrong. You should try again."

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[WP] You have to give a speech publicly asking for the rules to be changed in your favor. As a selfless introvert, this is against your nature. But you're pretty sure you're a good example of a larger class of people. So you're forcing yourself.

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[WP] "What can you tell me about Cleopatra?" Ashley's hand shot up. He paused, in case someone else would answer ... "yes?" "Sandals," she said. "With pearls!"

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[SP] The sky was a very grayey gray. Like, even grayer than your normal very gray sky.	2	WritingPrompts
[WP] Gwynfrida frowned. She wasn't seeing any sign of the expected effect.	2	WritingPrompts
[WP] I set my sons before me: Reuben, Phil, Club, and Hoagie. "OK," I said, "which one of you was it that pushed the outhouse over the cliff last night?"	2	WritingPrompts
[SP] The other side was presenting gibberish. How do you argue with that?	1	WritingPrompts
[WP] In 2020, Covid threw a monkey wrench into the world's workings, forcing millions of people to stay home and isolated for years. They used this lack of interruptions to build intense personal projects that would normally be impossible. In 2022 and 2023 they've been finishing.	1	WritingPrompts
[WP] You're a robotic Von Neumann probe that was fired at .9c at a galaxy 10 billion light years away. With limited resources, it makes sense to hibernate except when there are emergencies or new circumstances. There have been more new circumstances along the way than you expected.	1	WritingPrompts
Letters are traditionally folded into rolls, which are then wrapped around like a croissant with one end tucked inside the other, with a blob of wax stamped on the joint as a seal. You maintain OCR letter sorters, and are annoyed at bits of wax gumming up the works.	1	WritingPrompts
[SP] "You must have done it wrong. You should try again."	1	WritingPrompts
[WP] You have to give a speech publicly asking for the rules to be changed in your favor. As a selfless introvert, this is against your nature. But you're pretty sure you're a good example of a larger class of people. So you're forcing yourself.	1	WritingPrompts
[WP] "What can you tell me about Cleopatra?" Ashley's hand shot up. He paused, in case someone else would answer ... "yes?" "Sandals," she said. "With pearls!"	1	WritingPrompts