Chapter 8: The Haunted Soda
ConversazioniThe Haunted Soda: A Yarn in 3 Parts by the Literati of LT
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on a dark, stormy night
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The polka music was hypnotic.
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to the already mystical experience!
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Underfoot, dead leaves swirled, and
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twirled and fluttered nervously, until
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to rise in unison as
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clouds that were shaped like
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the high tide of adversity
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,like a hand-knit mohair afghan,
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the castle within outlined by
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very slowly only to build
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the drawbridge. She turned slowly
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the group. Predictably, he began
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athlete as he began to
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give chase, bounding lithely between
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"Not anymore," said Lola. "He
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hands of a very trustworthy
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was worrying about the beast,
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The smile on his face
The smile on his face
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the briefcase he held told
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towards Ted, intent on bringing
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leg, sweeping him to the
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edge of the drawbridge. Suddenly
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laugh or cry. The thought
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haunting yet beautiful in its
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rest of his clothes were.
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refreshments & talked about the
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events of the past few
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days", I said. Ted and
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trying to decipher the latest
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place him under a strict
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formulating a plan to end
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events of the past few
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months? The only possible ending
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shrugged. "Win what?", I asked
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a beer and a good
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miles closer to our final
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Anxious to reach our final
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of swigs, hitched up my
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the car with what I
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to finish our epic journey.
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If only then I had
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needed to finish this journey.
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That damned beast was the
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didn't know where the rest
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we would go about acquiring
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help accumulate enough viable evidence
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But for the moment, all
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and stiff drink. My exhaustion
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my eyelids were so heavy
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that I was scarcely able
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and immediately fell soundly asleep.
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the beast was upon the
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verge of discovering the source
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the side window, leaving distinct
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berries. Where is that smell
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it, if he doesn't eat
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into the footwell and scrabbled
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my hand felt the hard
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behind, a gitty smile on
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me in a toast to
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celebrate what I thought was
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of us were ready to
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alerted the others to witness
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kidnappers throwing a jogger and their little dog in a trunk
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then the silver Jaguar sped out of sight
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disappearing into the evening shadows
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heading for a beautiful old Mansion
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in the Country miles from the nearest town
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. Suprisingly, the beast tore after
(Wow! Beatles, you got the writing itch all of a sudden?)
(Wow! Beatles, you got the writing itch all of a sudden?)
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the Guards on duty outside
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then she saw the beast
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hoping to save the only
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person who knew where the
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the secret to eternal life
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something even more rare? Apparently
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being served in the Library
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upon some wandering Gypsies himself
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confessed that he preferred Pepsi!
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drink! Pepsi is only cosmetic
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Pepsi could keep us awake!!
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to petty rivalry. Our cause
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to the mansion, where we
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kidnapped jogger and Maltese dog
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and write a ransom note
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show back on the road.
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it about time we discussed
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the Senator's action in this
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highly unethical involvement with the
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what is our next move?
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everyone else wanted their Fanta
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everyone started to get nervous
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at the prospect of another
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Grand Jury investigation looking into
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Yet I was nervous because
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hidden behind the Library's secret
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let out a blood curdling
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Even Elvis was becoming frustrated
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with Mimi the Maltese dog
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and her constant shedding. Elvis
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is very jealous of Mimi
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of the silver XJS Jaguar
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to watch "LOST". We hoped
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a satisfactory conclusion to this
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we all started to drift
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Kansas and bliss. If only
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he would be a more
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likable,kinder,happy-go-lucky
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and easier to handle. Elvis
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the perfect fantasy wedding ceremony
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want to attend. He hoped
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instead a huge gala event
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Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.
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Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.
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would have to be done.
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were forced to reschedule the
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private affair by special invitation
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had somehow managed to mysteriously
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It was a total surprise
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since this was a fantasy!!
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go off as they planned
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time during the wedding ceremony
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, her thick makeup running down
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Mimi and Elvis once again
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over again on the dvd
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. The make-believe honeymoon was
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one they actually went on
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of the devastating happenings outside.
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As the beast was seen
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Landscaping Crew who was Planting
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evidence instead of plants as
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to the Senator's involvement with
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the great underwear fraud of
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the local University's Sorority House
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Yea. Do we go to Chapter 9 or begin Part 2 from here? How many Chapters are supposed to be in each of the three parts?
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