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“What did this?”
Calvin gulped.
“What?!” Eric insisted. “A jeep?”
“Not a car.”
“What then?”
“We better turn back.”
Eric squinted at the muddy furrows.
“Nothing you want to meet in the dark,” Calvin shuddered and revved the motorcycle’s engine.
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Na'ama Yehuda 
Cool story! I hope you had fun. I enjoyed taking this challenge.
Warmly,
Ronda
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Thanks! Yes, these are fun, aren’t they? 🙂
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Bravo, Na’ama! I love when a word has more than one meaning… Rochelle took one, you took one and I took one!
And. um… I definitely would turn around 😉
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Yep. Good thinking. 😉
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🙂
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Namaste 🙂
What indeed did this?! My curiosity is piqued and I left carefully considering whether I’d turn back or venture bravely on!
Great response to the challenge.
Namaste 🙂
DN
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🙂 I’m not telling … and all I can say is … I think you SHOULD turn back … 😉
Thanks for the fun comment! 🙂
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lol 😀 An excellent reply! I should listen to such determined advice but if I don’t make next week’s challenge then you’ll know why! 🙂
Enjoy the weekend.
Namaste 🙂
DN
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Oh oh … 😉
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lol 😀 I know! Curiosity will kill this cat! Get the body bags ready.
Namaste 🙂
DN
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um … I’m not sure there will be … um … use … for body bags … 😉
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Ah, I see! 😀 Then perhaps shovels and a bucket?? Or tweezers and a matchbox?? 😀
Namaste 🙂
DN
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I ain’t saying. Just like I said … I think it’s better to turn back … 😉
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Then perhaps it is good-bye my friend,
For I stride on to face this fiend!
But should I fail, fall and die,
Tell my loved-ones I had to try.
~
Namaste 🙂
DN
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🙂
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Na’ama Y’karah,
This one gets an oh dear. Lions and tigers and bears. Oh my! Tension built in 40 words. Good job.
I went for reflective mommy again. Kind of the season for it. https://rochellewisoff.com/2019/01/19/this-weekends-word-is-furrowed/
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yeah … or something else entirely … End result is, I’d be turning back, myself … on that … um. … perilous road …
Am hopping over to read about your furrows! 🙂
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Na’ama
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I’d definitely be turning back… 🙂
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Yep. … me three … 😉
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