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The snake awoke the next day to find the flower still in his hand. Its brightness still radiated in its petals, but overall it did not gleam as brightly than it did the night before. The snake grew worried, sponging in all the possibilities, all the faults he must have done-what did he do that was so terribly wrong? What was it that he had not done properly in order to kill the flower of the woman he wanted? Frantically, the snake ran from his dark space and out into the light. The pain in his body intensified, his joints flaring and forcing him to stumble. But he let this feeling continue, and soon it grew too numb for him to feel. It was wo

"'The years shall run like rabbits   For in my arms I hold The Flower of the Ages,   And the first love of the world.'" -W.H. Auden, As I Walked Out One Evening In the beginning there was the creator. She was the almighty, a god with the body of a human and a hand for a head. One day she had descended from the High Plain of the gods to observe the forest creatures below. She stumbled upon a creek bed, sensing traces of blood as she ran her hand through the water. Down in the marshy source of the river, the body of a dismantled snake laid steady, streaming crimson and barely breathing. The creator, feeling sorry for the creature, touche

Converse with me Converse to traverse Traverse across the plain Traverse across the prairie Prairie of peat Prairie of wheat Wheat the appetite Wheat blown to wind Wind the toy Wind to call Call me out Call through the gap Gap of echoes Gap of sighs Sighs left to and by Sighs dipped, dripped, and fried Fried wires Fried brains on a pan Pan through the message Pan through the gold Gold worthed Gold dented Dented not with conversations Dented with excruciations Excruciations of awkwardness Excruciations of seeing her Her with hair Her in sweats Sweats that make me sweat Sweats that make me bet Bet what little Bet

• KATE—THE LAIDBACK GIRL/ THE FRIEND/ SABERIST #1: A friend to Spencer, she is one of his greatest allies. Along with Alex, she is responsible for protecting Spencer from Meagan by concocting secret plans that usually involve the stunts that only the Bond movies can show—that is, so long as she does not utilize #3 in OP-325.  A major in the visual arts department at her school and a rookie saberist at her fencing club, she loves a variety of music that ranges from alternative to hard rock, and will wear a variety of flats. • ALEX—THE ARTIST/ THE FRIEND/ THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Another friend to Spencer, she consi

• SPENCER--THE PROTAGONIST/ THE MUSICIAN/ THE STALKED: A farm boy from Bagdad, KY.—no, he does not live the Iraq— he is the hero of the tale, but nonetheless, the victim. Being stalked and caught in the grasp of Meagan has made him appear annoyed, agitated, and unapproachable with his silent and cruel demeanor. However, in truth, he is simply a great, well-rounded guy, and also a considerable ladies’ man. He sports a beanie, a London jacket, and—on occasion—his soccer ball or his murse (man purse). • MEAGAN--THE ANTAGONIST/ THE STALKER: A girl whose rumored to be secretly rich, she has traded her heart and