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Creative Writing: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday

Creative Writing: The Man who Stepped into Yesterday


Once upon a time, there was a mountain which rose out of a vast, green
forest. and in the forest there were birds and lakes and rocks and trees and
rivers. the forest was also inhabited by a small group of people called the
lizards. the lizards were a simple people and they had lived in the forest
undisturbed for thousands of years in utter peace and tranquillity. once a year
spring came, and the first blossoms began to show, the lizards would gather at
the base of the mountain to give thanks for all that they had. they thanked the
birds and they thanked the lakes and they thanked the rocks and the trees and
the rivers; but most importantly, they thanked icculus. icculus lived at the
top of the mountain, or at least everyone thought so, for no one had ever
actually seen him. but they knew he existed, because they had the helping
friendly book. icculus had given the helping friendly book to the lizards
thousands of years earlier as a gift. it contained all of the knowledge
inherent in the un iverse, and had enabled the lizards to exist in harmony with
nature for years. and so they lived; until one day a traveler arrived in
gamehendge. his name was wilson and he was quickly intrigued by the lizards way
of life. he asked if he could stay and live in the forest; and the lizards, who
had never seen an outsider were happy to oblige. wilson lived with the lizards
for a few years, studying the ways of the helping friendly book, and all was
well. until one morning when they awoke and the book was gone. wilson
explained that he had hidden the book, knowing that the lizards had become
dependent on it for survival. he declared himself king and enslaved the
innocent people of gamehendge. he cut down the trees and built a city, which he
called prussia. and in the center of the city he built a castle, and locked in
the highest tower of the castle lay the helping friendly book, out of the reach
of the...