"Mini sagas are stories written in 50 words, not more, not less. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, it's not. You might have the perfect story laid out, and the execution is flawless until you count the words."
"54 words?"
"No problem, just compound a few words."
"It's perfect!"
"Count again."
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Ramone, a grand intellectual, once stupored in front of the television for a week. Slowly, his thoughts became not his, but a corporation's. His brain stewed by propaganda and a need for material wealth, he went out into the world a new man. He now resides in a ditch, decomposing.
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Once, my clone appeared, claiming that I was her clone. We had a seat on the floor and sat for hours chatting away merrily, or at least I was, she didn't have much to say. Someone knocked on the door and startled me. My foot shattered her into silvery shards.
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