|  01-19-2024, 04:40 AM | #136 | 
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			As he shook his hand in pain flicking droplets of blood onto the doorway, the phonebook fizzed with static.
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|  01-21-2024, 12:20 PM | #137 | 
| Bibliophist            Posts: 7,520 Karma: 7237230 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none | 
			
			Then a phone rang.
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|  01-21-2024, 12:42 PM | #138 | 
| 0000000000101010            Posts: 5,906 Karma: 12983233 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3] | 
			
			The fizzing and crackling continued as the door creaked open revealing the ringing handset.
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|  01-22-2024, 03:39 AM | #139 | 
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			Jon picked up the receiver. A voice said “Mr Smith, there is a get out of goal free card under this ‘phone. Present it to the guards and they will let you out.”  There was a high-pitched squeal, and everything went dark……
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|  01-22-2024, 03:44 AM | #140 | 
| 0000000000101010            Posts: 5,906 Karma: 12983233 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3] | 
			
			Stunned, Jon replaces the receiver as he crouches to collect the card which feels like icy static electricity between his fingers.
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|  01-22-2024, 03:52 AM | #141 | 
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			He stands and leaves the blue box and goes to the nearest steel door. He knocks and yells “K22 has an exit pass”. A small hole appears at chest level in the door and an electronic voice demands to be shown the get out of gaol free card.
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|  01-22-2024, 02:34 PM | #142 | 
| Bibliophagist            Posts: 48,102 Karma: 174315444 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos | 
			
			But the voice said it was a get of out of goal card!
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|  01-22-2024, 11:50 PM | #143 | 
| 0000000000101010            Posts: 5,906 Karma: 12983233 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3] | 
			
			"Wait a minute... does this say gaol or goal?" he thought whilst rereading the card.
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|  01-23-2024, 04:02 AM | #144 | 
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			As if by magic, as Jon looked at the card, the letters rearranged into gaol.   “How odd” he said. | 
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|  01-23-2024, 04:22 AM | #145 | 
| 0000000000101010            Posts: 5,906 Karma: 12983233 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3] | 
			
			The newly corrected pass appeases the guard who asks Jon to kneel with his hands on his head and to remain completely still.
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|  01-29-2024, 04:24 AM | #146 | 
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			The next moment the guard exploded.
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|  01-29-2024, 10:04 AM | #147 | 
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			"Well that was unexpected" Jon said as he marvelled at the gaping intestine lined hole in the wall made by the exploding guard.
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|  01-29-2024, 01:08 PM | #148 | 
| Grand Sorcerer            Posts: 13,983 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2 | 
			
			"So many strange things have happened. I'm starting to wonder if I'm actually a character in someone's story?"
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|  01-31-2024, 12:40 AM | #149 | 
| 0000000000101010            Posts: 5,906 Karma: 12983233 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3] | 
			
			Jon disappears in a puff of logic as "The Author" puts their pen down on the desk, balls up Jon's papery universe and lobs it effortlessly in the waste paper basket.
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|  02-01-2024, 12:09 AM | #150 | 
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			The author suddenly notices that the walls and most of their floor has disappeared and their desk is starting to get misty and flowing into the waste paper basket while a loud voice says "That's all, folks!".
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