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Camouflage

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 44 words, using these words:

raspberry ~ chase ~ attic ~ octopus

Image by Me & Gemini

Beastly gurgling echoed through the attic, forcing the terrified octopus into the shadows; something unnatural had begun to chase it from the watery depths. Hiding under a large raspberry-colored straw hat, the mollusk blended into the dark pink camouflage, panicked it might be found.

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44 Words

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