99 Words

Number 21

The triceratops crossed the plain in search for food. Twelve feet below her massive head, there was an odd sight for her: a shining, silvery box that moved. Due to the sheer novelty, she put aside her quest for food to more closely examine the curious box.

It moved on round tracks and made more noise than any of the other animals on the plain. It contained a long, rectangular slit somewhat near the top. Inside the slit were two eyes that were also unlike those of the other animals.

Inside the metal box, the blond-haired biology student observed.

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99 Words is a pet project I started in 2011 when at college. The idea was that I didn't have time for writing, but still had passing fancies, visions, plot ideas, and the like. Instead of tossing them to the wayside, I came up with a plan to turn those notes into little chunkules of text, each 99 words long. This is section is still updated.