Write a story

First lines

They were listening.
She opened the envelope and screamed.
He took a deep breath and said, "What are you still doing here?"
It was the fall that surprised me most.
The maple leaves will change and fall with a certain grace – November will begin.
Malcolm's coo became a cry.
The bear was furious.
The lamp wouldn't turn on.
The Potentate surveyed his creamsicle tower coolly.
Once, in Beijing, a young girl in a red gown huddled in a doorway.

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