Thursday, December 06, 2007

It was almost midnight


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  1. ...and Millicent was still wide awake. Not even the dark sunglasses her mother made her wear to bed could block out the...

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  2. ...awful visions of the Ju Ju Monster who prowled the wardrobe and the dark corners of the bedroom. She gritted her teeth and tried to think of the nice things- the syrupy pancakes for breakfast, the walks in the flowery meadow of coltsfoot and the face of her dear mother but the misty thoughts of happiness soon blew away and the grim face of the Ju Ju Monster appeared again leering from the ......

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  3. ...shiny chrome surface of the toaster! Millicent had covered the mirror & all the windows in hopes of stopping any sight of the monster. But she often awoke in the wee hours much too hungry to wait for those pancakes; a little toast would tide her over until morning. She called out to her brother who was...

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  4. holding back laughter,
    for he was waiting...
    Wearing a Mask,
    Made From...

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  5. .... plasticine and gumdrops.
    It was all too hideous to behold and she flung her head under the bedclothes only to find.......

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  6. a mysterious creature had gotten under the bed covers

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  7. ...that bore a striking resemblance to Joey Ramone. He opened his mouth to speak and in a guttural voice said...

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  8. Practicing for the upcoming MRI...

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  9. ...and vanished into a puff of protoplasm.

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