Remember when the last ferry terminal closed?
Our village celebrated taking back control of our borders with a great old fête.
Nobody suspected it was to keep us in as much as to keep them out.
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Well, that sounds ominous!! Makes me wonder whether there is some strange supernatural thing going on in that ‘village’…which could be a really cool story! 🙂
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Oh, there’s an idea… Thanks, Nadia! 🙂
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He he. Anytime! 😉
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Gotta be careful of those that rule, could be blessing or curse.
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It could be a blessing, but I don’t think so. Thanks, Patricia!
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Hmm… very interesting concept! The villagers may be in for a nasty surprise! Good one! 🙂
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Yes… Thank you 🙂
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Up sides can quickly turn down.
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Yes, indeed. Thanks for reading!
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My pleasure.
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Celebrations can be short lived!
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Yes, and I think they’ve not had any reasons to celebrate in a long time…
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Great point, great TLT.
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Thank you 🙂
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Most welcome 🙂
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Makes me want to read more! 🙂
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Good to hear! Thanks 🙂
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I agree it sounds like something ominous is going on, if the authorities (or… who?) are cutting off their line of escape.
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“Taking control of our borders”: that reminds me of Brexit. Great story!
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Lovely lines! You certainly hit both sides of the desire for isolationism very well; people tend to forget the second part of the equation, particularly those who never consider that we can do more as a global community…
Thank you!!
Frank
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So many problems could be resolved by reflecting on this possibility before making decisions…
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Remember the good ol’ ferry days. Nicely done!
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Well-crafted, wry fatalism. Big oops on the village!
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Yep, indeed – giant oops. Thank you!
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Ooooooo……the plot thickens 😉 Delightful beginning….
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