When the explorers finally broke through the dense, green, forest covering there was a collective sigh of relief. At last we’ve found it they exclaimed. No more digging a trench by torchlight away from the safety of the camp and squatting over it, vulnerable to any creature of the night.
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #26
Filed under Flash fiction, Self compositions, Whimsical
Oh wonderful. Though … I read it. Looked at it. Read the last few words again. And the penny dropped. Brilliant. Cleverly done. 🙂
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Don’t drop the penny, you may need to spend one
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Wondered whether you’d catch that!
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