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Prompt: 009. Hitler baby

1. “So you’re telling me that using some preserved samples they were able to clone Hitler? They… they made a Hitler baby?!?”

A. “So you’re telling me that using some preserved samples they were able to clone Hitler? They… they made a Hitler baby?!?”

“Not just one baby. Ten babies. All of them baby Hitlers.”

“And what’s the master plan?”

“Pun intended? Ah, never mind. Well, the plan seems very over the top to me. They have these grand notions that they’re going to raise the baby Hitlers to lead their super white power nation. I guess they’re going to Pluto Nash it or something.”

“No one tried to stop them from cloning the baby Hitlers?”

“Everything was done in secret. Cloning Hitler isn’t exactly something you want to advertise.”

“Right. So how are we stopping this Hitlerfest from destroying the world?”

2. They were calling him “the Hitler baby”, like it was his fault his parents had been terrible people. They’d given his brother and sister Nazi-related names too, but as the youngest he’d lucked out with the name Adolph Hitler Quince.

A. They were calling him “the Hitler baby”, like it was his fault his parents had been terrible people. They’d given his brother and sister Nazi-related names too, but as the youngest he’d lucked out with the name Adolph Hitler Quince.

When he was sixteen years old he had himself emancipated and requested that his name be changed on the grounds that it was doing him emotional damage.

3. The concept had been simple: travel back in time and shoot the Hitler baby. The execution, however, had left much to be desired.

A. The concept had been simple: travel back in time and shoot the Hitler baby. The execution, however, had left much to be desired. Now they were stranded back in time and Nazi-Germany was in full steam around them. Because instead of appearing during Hitler’s childhood, they’d found themselves in 1934’s Paris, France.

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Prompt: 008. ocean

1. The sailboat floated in the middle of the ocean, the sail tattered and torn. There was no movement on deck, as the single survivor had lost all strength to overwhelming thirst.

A. The sailboat floated in the middle of the ocean, the sail tattered and torn. There was no movement on deck, as the single survivor had lost all strength to overwhelming thirst. She had barely managed to pull a bit of sailcloth over herself as protection from the sun’s brutal rays.

She could feel herself dying, but there was nothing she could do to stop it. The water had run out and she was in the middle of nowhere.

All she could do was close her eyes and rest in the still heat. The sound of waves lapping against the sides of the boat were the only music she could hear over the thunder of her heartbeat pounding in her ears and the dull rasp of her breathing. She was living the last day of her life.

2. Standing at the narrow window breathing in the scent of the ocean from a cell in the cliffside prison.

A. There was a sadness to standing at the narrow window breathing in the scent of the ocean from a cell in the cliffside prison. A forlorn glimpse of sky and a whiff of ocean breeze was not a replacement for the freedom that had been taken.

3. The invaders came from the ocean on ships that looked like white clouds, and their swords were fierce and sharp.

A. The invaders came from the ocean on ships that looked like white clouds, and their swords were fierce and sharp. They were hungry for the blood of the people, killing the men and raping the women and children. There was no stopping them, bronze weapons breaking in the face of steel.

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Prompt: 007. winter

1. The first snowstorm started a month early. Winter had come and they weren’t prepared.

A. The first snowstorm started a month early. Winter had come and they weren’t prepared.

There was a panicked rush to the store to stock up on needed supplies, but they hadn’t received their last paycheck. It meant they were forced to sacrifice

2. Alice DeWinter ran as fast as her slender legs could carry her over the grassy hill and down the other side.

A. Alice DeWinter ran as fast as her slender legs could carry her over the grassy hill and down the other side. She could hear the baying of the hounds drawing closer. Her breath came in panting gasps and her heart pounded so hard she could feel it fluttering at her throat.

3. The Winter Ball was two weeks away and she still didn’t have a date.

A. The Winter Ball was two weeks away and she still didn’t have a date. No one had asked her, or even looked at her as though they were thinking about asking her.
She’d never felt so ugly in her entire life. No one wanted to date her.

4. Being declared the Winter Snowball Queen changed the course of her life in every way.

A. Being declared the Winter Snowball Queen changed the course of her life in every way.

Without the scholarship that came with the title, she wouldn’t have been able to afford college. And without college she wouldn’t have met Levy and gotten the job at Haldecort.

B. Being declared the Winter Snowball Queen changed the course of her life in every way.

People looked at her differently, treated her differently. She was high school royalty.

After her win, she didn’t hesitate to sign up for the beauty pageant. She had the confidence to believe that she would win a title. That she would get a scholarship and have the bright and beautiful future she’d always dreamed of.

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Prompt: 006. fall

1. It didn’t seem like a long distance to fall, but it was an awkward landing.

A. It didn’t seem like a long distance to fall, but it was an awkward landing. The minute her foot left the ledge, she’d known something was wrong. And the hard crunch when she hit the ground almost made her wish she’d let the fire take her. Almost.

2. The leaves of fall rustled in the breeze, a few loosening and slipping free to tumble gently against the ground.

A. The leaves of fall rustled in the breeze, a few loosening and slipping free to tumble gently against the ground. Soon the branches would be reaching up as bare sticks and the clouds would gather in the sky, heavy with snow.

Winter was coming, and they weren’t close to ready yet.

3. There was a nasty slip and fall in the middle of the store resulting in EMTs and a police report.

A. There was a nasty slip and fall in the middle of the store resulting in EMTs being called and a police report being filed. It wasn’t a surprise when the lawsuit came in a month later, though they’d hoped. She’d been a long-time customer, but not even loyalty could counteract the siren call of money.

“This is going to ruin us. We’ll lose the store.”

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