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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Day 0: The Flight
He didn’t like to fly. Every time he slept on an airplane he would dream with vivid detail that the plane would go down. Usually it would be a section of the wing that would break off, causing the plane to … Continue reading
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Tagged air marshall, aviation, cosmic radiation, transportation, travel
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Day 1: The Sweeny
The hotel the Thieve’s Guild had booked him into turned out to be fantastic, nested on a slope that rises sharply up from the Grande Piazza in the center of town, and his room had a stunning view of Lake … Continue reading
Day 3: The Last Bang
The Jury spent the day studying the heists of both the Man From Georgia and a Swiss-German Crew who could have easily been college students.
Day 4: Zoe
His face was still bruised and his lip was split, which made drinking his frequent espresso doppios that much more difficult, but by this time the addiction to caffeine had returned with a vengeance. Clouds had rolled in from over … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeff Koons, Movie Remakes, Mr. Belgique, The Curator, The Estonian, The Jury Secretary, Zoe
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Day 5: The Cypher
In the night it began to storm. First there was the rain, and the lightening with regular and rapid flashes illuminating the mountains. The thunder shook the panes of glass in the windows of the restaurant while The Jury discussed … Continue reading
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Day 6: Of One And Half A Dozen Of Another
The hotel lunch room was empty except for the South Korean, who motioned for the Canadian to join him. They discussed the heists they had seen, and considered forming an alliance in case the other Jury members didn’t agree with … Continue reading
Day 7: The Rewind
He spent the morning using the clues he had extrapolated from the documentation that had been supplied to the Jury like a crude map and was rather confused when it led him to a large blazon; blue with a standing … Continue reading
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Day 8: The Devil In Disguise
In the dream he was back home and for some inexplicable reason there was a shirtless neo-Nazi skinhead there who was refusing to leave. The Canadian tried to politely ask him to get out, but as most people know Nazis … Continue reading
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Day 9: The Egg
While they were examining the next three thieve’s heists, The Goblin, The Vegetarian, and The Japanese, the Canadian bumped into one of his dearest friends, The Marxist, a Frenchman who had once been the mentor of The Programmer. Perhaps they … Continue reading
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Day 10: The Deliberation
“Look at me, I’ve got tears of joy streaming down my face,” said the Fat Man, but the Canadian knew that the Fat Man could cry no more than a stone could cry. What he was mistaking tears for was sweat … Continue reading
Day 11: The Ceremony
The Egg had been smashed, but the key had been the Prize of value, and so they gave the key to the winner. He was surprised, and perhaps a bit paranoid at winning. Victory is far more terrifying than defeat, … Continue reading
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Day 12: The End
The Portuguese were upset with the decision — a bad case of sour grapes. There was a rumor that they had put out a hit on the Canadian and so he thought it best to leave town as soon as possible. Their heist … Continue reading
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