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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 5:05am

29 Epir | Osijitz, Arko

Dear Mamin:

I think I am starting to get what they called in Emotional Healing class, depression. It often seems to me that the world has turned evil, and I hate my life. I try not to think of it, I try just to do my work, think of the patients and the medicines, see the beauty of the sky and of nature, remember the good things. But the bad things flood in and the good things turn distant. That description of the feeling of everything being dark or black is very accurate.

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:00am

The powers of observation.

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Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:34pm

* * *
Katherine
* * *

He is all around me, a cool current in a sun-warmed river, and he tastes of the ocean and mystery and oh by the stars what am I supposed to be doing--

Just as suddenly, 'Sy is there, a fire before the flood. The feel of his skin on my back gives me a point of reference, and I'm remembering. I'm here to dive, and as I feel 'Sy reach past me

and feel his fingers curl through those silk-black locks, pulling his head away from mine and grinding into his

dammit I need to concentrate

I find a small opening and dive.

I'm standing in a cool fog, my toes splashing in the thinnest sheet of water. It covers everything, and below the reflections of the stars, I see veins of silver running through deep indigo ripples. I feel the urge to follow one of those ripples, and move as quietly as I can through the mists.

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Wed, 09/01/2010 - 4:07pm

“She’s surprised at the coincidence,” Mary said quickly. “That guy you were talking about is a friend of ours named Nick.

“Oh holy crap really? You know him? Be honest with me does he already have a girlfriend or is he just playing the field?” Bubbles asked.

“Him? Really? Him?” Alice said.

“Yes, she’s talking about our friend,” Mary assured her. “Such coincidences do happen. And Bubbles, he is still single to the very best of my knowledge.”

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Wed, 09/01/2010 - 1:29pm

The room they went into, along with two or three aides each, held sound in enough that I couldn’t hear words, but I heard their voices rising once or twice. Oh, to be a fly on the wall. Most likely they were arguing over their chances of holding us off long enough for reinforcements to arrive. I would have liked to be part of that argument, but of course they were inclined to disbelieve all I said.

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Tue, 08/31/2010 - 9:15pm

Magic class was just as stimulating as it always was. It was impossible to fall asleep in this class, as Corrie had discovered on Monday; Professor Lal always noticed, and woke you up with pointed questions. Not that Dawn ever tried to fall asleep in class. Even if she had been that tired, the sight of Professor Lal’s true face, with its terrifying mouthful of sharp teeth, was enough to keep her alert.

That reminded her… she ought to give her aunt a call.

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Tue, 08/31/2010 - 1:47pm

That's right, Annabelle, John, Misi, Mamzelle and the gang are moving to Wednesday updates to make room for Intimate History updates every Monday and Friday! The History starts September 6th, 2010, and the Gulch returns September 8th. Mark your calendars, tell your friends!

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 9:00am

“It’s just a matter of making the threat severe enough,” said Arzaktaj. “You go under the ivy branch, all polished and civil, and tell them that if they surrender you’ll let them go about business as usual and perhaps even make some civic improvements, and if they don’t, you’ll kill all the men, sell all the women and children into slavery and raze the place flat.”

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Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:00am

Ten minutes ago, I met you ...

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Mon, 08/30/2010 - 7:15pm

“So Alice and Mary, this is my roommate Larry, but we all call him L-Ray, and his best friend Steve. Steve doesn’t really have a nickname yet,” Bubbles said.

“And I cannot put into words how thankful I am for that,” Steve added.

“Just so I’m clear here, it’s Bubbles, L-Ray, and Steve?” Alice asked, a part of very much hoping she would be corrected.

“Unfortunately, yes,” L-Ray confirmed for her. “It’s nice to meet both of you.”

“Ditto,” Steve agreed.

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