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Tuesday, 18 April, 2006

by Nameless

The wood nymphA female creature from Roman and Greek mythology, the nymph
occupied rivers, forests, ponds, etc.  A nymph's beauty is
beyond words:  an ever-young woman with sleek figure and
long, thick hair, radiant skin and perfect teeth, full lips
and gentle eyes.  A nymph's scent is delightful, and her
long robe glows, hemmed with golden threads and embroidered
with rainbow hues of unearthly magnificence.  A nymph's
demeanour is graceful and charming, her mind quick and witty.

"Theseus felt her voice pulling him down into fathoms of
sleep.        The song was the skeleton of his dream, and the dream
was full of terror.  Demon girls were after him, and a bull-
man was goring him.  Everywhere there was blood.  There was
pain.  There was fear.        But his head was in the nymph's lap
and her musk was about him, her voice weaving the dream.  He
knew then that she had been sent to tell him of something
dreadful that was to happen to him later.  Her song was a
warning.  But she had brought him a new kind of joy, one that
made him see everything differently.  The boy, who was to
become a hero, suddenly knew then what most heroes learn
later -- and some too late -- that joy blots suffering and
that the road to nymphs is beset by monsters."
    [ The Minotaur by Bernard Evslin ]

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@ "Zzzzzzzzz..."

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@ "Huh? What happened?"

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@ "Uh-oh. I am so screwed. I don't think even the RNG could get me out of this one."

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@ "It's funny really. Here I am alone, with only a few crappy spells, and no inventory."

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@ "I bought that magic so I could get everything. Instead I've ended up with nothing."

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@ "Wow, Dudley's Dungeon even has morals now."

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shel	April 19, 2006 11:47
First comment: 19 August, 2005	107 comments written
I don't want any more L.
shel	April 19, 2006 11:48
First comment: 19 August, 2005	107 comments written
(that's liches, not the person)
Fathead	July 21, 2006 23:01
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
Oh!, I thought it was a pun.
Grognor	April 18, 2007 22:26
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
ARGH! STOP IT!
Garnett	June 3, 2009 01:49
First comment: 2 June, 2009	4 comments written
No, you just took the < into the Twilight Zone.