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Night Crawler, Part 3
Contributed by
Butterat_Zool
on
Friday, 14th March 2003 @ 08:20:00 PM in AEST
Topic:
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The salt crystals on the beach made for a beautiful sight in the lighthouse beam.
The foghorns and waves breathed tranquility into his ears.
The fish Ive said enough about the fish.
The salt in the air dried out his nostrils and his mouth.
He caught a glimpse of a lovely piece of driftwood out of the corner of his eye.
He walked over to the soaked green stick
And began spelling out vulgarities in the coarse sand.
He smacked his tongue against his palate a couple of times
In a wasted attempt to stir up some saliva.
Just a few minutes to go.
He squatted in the sand and watched patiently
As the waves censored his sand-etchings
By blurring them into nothingness.
A dark cloud dissipated the moonlight and left everything
Stained copper and blue from the lighthouse.
It was one in the morning.
He saw the feet at the top of his field of vision.
His friend was waiting for him to make his move.
He was waiting for the ocean to take him away
With his violent words.
The rack from the gunshot overtook all other sounds
And pierced his ears like its projection pierced
The jellyfish that had washed up on shore that evening.
He couldnt hear a word.
His friend had certainly won his attention.
Its too early for loud noises, he said, matter-of-factly.
Its not late enough for wierdos, his friend replied,
besides, I have people looking for me,
so we need to make this quick.
The man pulled out his wallet.
I need thirty, and I need it at my house by noon on Monday.
The mans friend didnt know what to say.
He had never dealt with such a large order.
Heres the address. My watch says 1:06 right now.
Dont be late.
That was all that had to be said.
The two parted ways and disappeared once again
Into the mists that rule the night.
The man was starting to get hungry,
And he needed a drink.
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Re: Night Crawler, Part 3
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by Jenni_Kalicharan on
Thursday, 3rd April 2003 @ 11:05:43 PM AEST
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Quite a vivid picture you have painted here... I can't wait to read the next one..but alas!! I will have to wait till tomorrow.... as it's now passed my bedtime....
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