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Baldwin
“Do you have it, Fred?”
“Got it.”
“And how about you, Lou?”
“Trust me. I've got it.”
“And Mel?”
Ed was head of the crew. They needed to take Mrs. Franzberg's piano up to the second floor. Ed repeated the question.
“Hey, you, Mel?”
“Piece ‘a cake, Ed.”
So now they were ready to lift the grand piano up the staircase.
“Okay… Here we go. One, two…”
“Wait a min…”
That was Mel.
“Three.”
Damn, Mel didn't have it again. There's always a weak link in piano transport. It was too bad, because it had been a very fine Baldwin.
From Guest Contributor David Sydney
Gold Leaf
The Egyptians used ocean-faring vessels during the height of their empire, and modern Peruvian fishermen still use similar reed boats. One's design is to transport a balanced soul into the afterlife, and the other is to sustain the body in life, a means of transport for a trip through time into a world of unimaginable outcomes.
It's the most exquisite vessel I have ever seen, and I stood there admiring its craftsmanship before I continued my assault. As the sun rises and illuminates the boat's hint of golden design, depicting Osiris's ascent from Hades, my wrath has reached its zenith.
From Guest Contributor J. Iner Souster
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