Tag: History
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A Long Long Time Ago Around Bathtime
Queen Ellimayee waited patiently as her four servants poured warm water into her bath. She then waited a while longer as the four servants left the room, to return a short while later with fresh goat milk to add to the water. Then, Ellimayee waited again as the four left the room, to return with…
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A Long Long Time Ago
“My People!” Declared King Rabletop III, as he stood atop the Great Plinth. His wife, Queen Ellimayee stood with the other five people who had gathered around. “Today is a great day in our Kingdom. For today, ahead of the Setting Sun, our First Great Memorial has been created. Future generations will flock to see…
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Reverence Ep.3: Eerie Wood
“Woah, Sentinel! Steady down, girl!” It was all Hempsty could do to keep the horse and calash on the gravel path and not veer through the trees at the side. He pulled on the reins, stopping the journey once again. He leapt from his seat, and ran over to the spooked animal. Gently, he stroked…
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Pyramid Tops
A couple more tops in this post, which is an old photo of two of Giza’s Pyramids in Egypt. The photo must be getting on to the top end of being thirty years old now; I had to say ‘photo’ because, obviously, the Pyramids top that age by a few thousand years, and I wouldn’t…
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Reverence Ep.2: Highway Robbery
“Cuddn’t ya pick t’other ‘orse, ‘Empsty?” Gemevere squirmed and fidgeted in her seat inside Lord Molecombe’s best carriage, the one he uses on a Sunday. “It’s pullin’ us o’er to th’edge.” “That isn’t the horse, my cousin. The wheel on the left here is somwhat rickety. I was going to take the calash to the…
The Mansionic Perspective 