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[WP] Everything we've been told about the stars is a lie. The field of Astronomy is a fabrication. The truth is a closely guarded secret, and for good reason. As a newly qualified astronomer, inducted into the field, the truth has been revealed to you.

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[WP] There are no stars, no sun in the sky. Fire invisibly produces heat. Light is a very rare element which can be found buried in the earth. The ancient art of extraction is perilous and almost lost. You are one of the last of the lightminers.

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[WP] The year is 1492 as brave Aztec explorers make landfall on the unmapped, uncivilised New World, Europe. With superior technology and weaponry they make contact with the indigenous people, hoping to spread their religion and secure a colony. (Write from either group's perspective)

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[WP] Scientists have located and measured the position of the soul in the body, even learning how to successfully remove it. This causes the body to cease ageing in any way, but there are side effects...

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[WP] Fire is a wild animal which must be captured and tamed before it makes its way to the fireplace. The hunt is dangerous and the prey is unpredictable.

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[CW] Write an inner dialogue about any topic where the narrator ages from 5 years old to 35 years old in the space of a paragragh.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[WP] Everything we've been told about the stars is a lie. The field of Astronomy is a fabrication. The truth is a closely guarded secret, and for good reason. As a newly qualified astronomer, inducted into the field, the truth has been revealed to you.	653
[WP] There are no stars, no sun in the sky. Fire invisibly produces heat. Light is a very rare element which can be found buried in the earth. The ancient art of extraction is perilous and almost lost. You are one of the last of the lightminers.	476
[WP] The year is 1492 as brave Aztec explorers make landfall on the unmapped, uncivilised New World, Europe. With superior technology and weaponry they make contact with the indigenous people, hoping to spread their religion and secure a colony. (Write from either group's perspective)	76
[WP] Scientists have located and measured the position of the soul in the body, even learning how to successfully remove it. This causes the body to cease ageing in any way, but there are side effects...	49
[WP] Fire is a wild animal which must be captured and tamed before it makes its way to the fireplace. The hunt is dangerous and the prey is unpredictable.	24
[CW] Write an inner dialogue about any topic where the narrator ages from 5 years old to 35 years old in the space of a paragragh.	12