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la_marquise) wrote2012-06-07 08:54 pm
la_marquise) wrote2012-06-07 08:54 pm
Baaa!
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al_zorra:
The rules:
1. Go to page 77 (or 7th) of your current ms
2. Go to line 7
3. Copy down the next 7 lines – sentences or paragraphs – and post them as they’re written. No cheating.
"Earlier this morning, while madame slept and Mado and the cook were occupied in the kitchen, she had slipped into the small room that de Faumont used as his study and gone through the papers in his desk. They were, almost without exception, requests from this person or that for de Faumont to pay money in exchange for goods or services he had received. Qiaqia knew about money: she had had numerous opportunities to observe it in action on her journey with Aude and Jehan. It struck her as a flawed system, easily subject to abuse or falsification. But then, the..."
Death and The Madwoman, p.77, l.7-14, as requested.
Skirt of the day: red, cream and black striped.
al_zorra:The rules:
1. Go to page 77 (or 7th) of your current ms
2. Go to line 7
3. Copy down the next 7 lines – sentences or paragraphs – and post them as they’re written. No cheating.
"Earlier this morning, while madame slept and Mado and the cook were occupied in the kitchen, she had slipped into the small room that de Faumont used as his study and gone through the papers in his desk. They were, almost without exception, requests from this person or that for de Faumont to pay money in exchange for goods or services he had received. Qiaqia knew about money: she had had numerous opportunities to observe it in action on her journey with Aude and Jehan. It struck her as a flawed system, easily subject to abuse or falsification. But then, the..."
Death and The Madwoman, p.77, l.7-14, as requested.
Skirt of the day: red, cream and black striped.
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‘Are you suggesting we _lie_ to our fathers?’ she asked, shocked.
He nodded carelessly. ‘Yes.’
‘_Why_?’
‘Because I ask you.’
‘Because you ask us to!’
‘Yes. Because I am lord of time and space, and one day I shall rule the galaxy. I am not actually asking you – I am commanding you.’
... Hmmm. Not one of Gray's best moments, but page 7 wasn't much better.
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