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One would assume that a gentle breeze caressing the face would be the work of benevolent river nymphs caring for a waylaid traveler, but this howling gust holds no such sweet forget-me-not fragrances. Of course waking up to such a thing would be called a rude awakening indeed. Martin would never have guessed that his life would be subjected to the misfortune of finding himself sailing through the air. Certainly those that mastered the art of Mountain Skipping would find that to be a pleasurable substitute to walking, but for himself, who never bothered to learn, he is quite afraid indeed. His pitter pattering heart really doesn’t have much left in it to absorb shocks such this unfortunate event. What a predicament! Yes, yes, predicament, yes, a predicament yes. Absentmindedly, Martin puffs at his long and quite slender pipe—the delicate nature of the pipe masked not the gruffness and inexperience of the carver. Martin, reached a certain stage of his life awhile back to start enjoying simple things, such as always sleeping with his pipe in his mouth, in case he wakes up feeling the itch to puff on it. However, in this case, to observe the proper etiquette of thinking, Martin removes his pipe after inhaling one long and final time and holds it at his side in a manner that could be considered elegant, yet despite whatever innate sagacity one may associate with a white willowy beard, Martin’s current action couldn’t have seemed any less incongruous than a purple elf with tentacles. What a predicament! Predicament I, a what, yes, yes, I quite predicament, yes. Didn’t take long, though, for Martin’s mind to wonder off to other subjects: such his acquisition of his brand new name. The process was a rather simple one for ones with his anonymity, all he had to do was pray to Lord the night before asking for a new name, and the next day, start using it. My new name, Martin thought, is a nice tribute to my life. Pretty soon, worry did start to creeping into, most unwelcomed, and disrupting the rather blissful and carefree route the thinking has taken. Gravity never took a break, at least not on those days Martin had a mind to test him, so today, he can hardly expect the hardworking and rigid workaholic to be napping or dining with his lady friend. Close to the limit of his vision, Martin is able to discern an arena of no small stature; which doesn’t provide much of a comfort other than at least he won’t run into trees if he tries to land there. Instead of hoping for the social luck of gravity to suddenly change, Martin settled into looking for things near to arena to latch onto to slow his descent, which is approaching at a rate a little too rapidly for comfort, before even his first cup coffee! Never has Martin felt so depressed so early in the day outside of nights when he had indulged a little too much in his fellow travelers’ drinks brought from places foreign and most likely exotic. However much to his chagrin his early flight is, Martin laboriously keeps clearing thought away from fuzz of nothing; with that endeavor along with planning his landing, Martin’s old mind can hardly restrain itself from shutting down completely. Closer to the arena now, Martin can see that it is hosting some event today; the noise reached his ears way before he can make out the Lilliputians. Maybe he can crash on top of enough of the people to cushion his landing, but even his immorality has its limits, 100 liquefied people would be a downright massacre, and he couldn’t bare going out labeled as the gigantic human pancake masher; Martin didn’t really have an illustrious career to ruin, but such a blemish can tarnish even the most mundane. Though just barely, maybe he can guide his landing somewhat with the aid of those saplings to land in the somewhat soft buffer the water in the fountain offers. “Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas!” With this such yell, Martin reaches for those trees. Bending as nature never intended them to, those saplings withered underneath the sheer bulk, not to mention the velocity of the abomination trying to end their lives prematurely. The one on the left de-rooted and enjoyed a rather short misadventure before colliding along with Martin into the fountain, shattering it outright. Fortunately, it did provide enough of an obstacle to stop Martin’s progress, as he and his new companion landed into the shallow water below, cracking some marble in the process. Ouch, yes, ouch.
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