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Pickle On The Side

Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 54 words using the words below and
“whisper” from Esther’s Writing Prompts.

pastrami, guitar, maze, burglar, wax

Image by Me & Nano Banana

Needing a place to hide, the burglar picked the lock and  stepped into the wax museum’s maze of statues. Ducking behind an eerie figure holding a wooden guitar, he suppressed a nervous giggle as he quietly unwrapped his stolen prize: pastrami and mustard on rye, perfectly seasoned with just a whisper of black pepper.

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54 Words

This is “Pastrami On Rye” by Mixed Signals

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