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Sprawling, I hit the ground hard. Immediately I felt a huge weight leap onto my back.
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Chocolate Grasshopper ...
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A taxi door was open. The dame rushed in and sat down.
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FUBAR!
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Laughing manically, she slammed the taxi door shut with a deafening thud. The taxi's cloud of exhaust, further polluting the already rank city smell, was the last thing I saw before the lights went out.
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Wizard
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Remembering the, several, reminder and over due notices I'd received from the power company did nothing to lighten my mood. Nor the oppressive weight on my back that smelled faintly of gin.
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Through a combination of wriggling and porpoising, I managed to free myself from the juniper bush that I had inexplicably been trapped under. Tentatively rising to my feet, I saw the dame's taxi disappear around the corner at the end of the street.
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FUBAR!
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I stumbled back into the gin joint, looking for the clown and ape; as I expected, they had flown the coop. Glancing down the well-worn bar, I glimpsed a dame who looked suspiciously like blondie, with the exception of her startling flaming-red hair.
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Chocolate Grasshopper ...
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I began to wonder if life was playing one of her amazing tricks on my mind and senses. It did not help my sanity that the red-head was gently stroking a mangy looking cur ....
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FUBAR!
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I heard a strange, staccato rapping noise coming from the darkest corner of the bar. Shambling over and peering into the darkness, there it was; a drunken roll of wrapping paper, huddled next to a slightly less drunk ape!
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Chocolate Grasshopper ...
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I really did start to question my sanity; and there it was, rolling about on the floor in full view.
"Hallucinationary drinks have this effect," she said, "here, have a glass of fresh untainted water, whilst I get myself sorted and then you can start taking notes on the case I have in mind for you." |
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FUBAR!
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I slipped into the comfortable leather chair and drank the proffered water. As I sat there gazing at blondie, I wondered when she began speaking with a slight British accent, and what that little observation might mean.
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"Now, my dear fellow," she said, "what is your understanding of how the World works when in a mysterious frame of reference? I have a proposition to place before you; but first, are you licenced to pilot a ship into Outer Space?"
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Bah! Humbug!
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I shook my head again, and tried another sip of water. Too late, I noticed the tell-tale aftertaste on my tongue!
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Damn Cherry Cola! Don't they ever wash the glasses in this dive?
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"What sort of a ship?" I asked. Whilst awaiting her answer, I thought back to my last trip to 'Outer Space."
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It was a ride at Disney World, and I remember crashing into the moon. This job didn't promise to turn out any better, but at least I was being paid.
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