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Deep Sieze

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 28 words using the prompt words
shown below. Here’s my flash.

scrabble – police – underwater

Image by Me & Gemini

Waving handcuffs, the police raided our underwater Scrabble game.

“Freeze! Illegal tiles!” they gurgled.

I tried hiding the 10-point Z tile but the seaweed didn’t provide enough cover.

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28 Words

This is “Breaking the Law” by Judas Priest

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