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Here is the new competition. Number 17. (We’re not all bored of this, are we?)

Anyway, the subject is Diamonds.

Anything to do with those sparkly things, which (apparently) are a girl’s best friend, very precious when cut right, and (according to Shirley Bassey) last forever.

It doesn’t necessarily have to be about ‘physical diamonds’ - abstract use of diamonds is acceptable, just as long as it features something diamond-like.

My rules are:
—One entry per person
—Closing date Jan 24th

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Result

Some good entries, some okay, some not so good.

—FinalFantasyFanatic’s is the most amazing [and uses the theme the best]
—Surrealguy’s is the most evocative
—Meka Dragon’s is the quirkiest
—Clazon’s is the most storylike
—Rickoss’ is the most poetic
—arctic hobo’s is the darkest
—Paradox’s is the most solid and well-structured
—Wink’s is most ‘alrightish’
—crossbob’s is pure genius

—extra mention for FFF: epic piece and I hail you for it, but

the one I like the most — with its subtlety of style and its quaint snapshot resonance — is…

Rungs by Mav

You win.

::::—brief firework display—::::

Over to you.

Well done to one and all, but I'm gonna lose.

Well f**k me, I'm done.
4402

I see it.
In the nick of time
Anything posted aft the deadline will be ignored.
Result tomorrow at some time or other.

5 minutes.

FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> 2000 [words]

(at six o'clock)

This is going to be huge.

Howl 3 times and lurch your neck to the side and your head forward, placing a cupped hand to your ear. You shall hear a reply from FFF. If he groans, he will nay enter. If you hear the tapping of a keyboard, then a message will notify you of his intenitions.

Well I was going to announce the result about now...

FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> 21/2

I like what you did there.
:D

Shows you put thought into your posts.









*You fool, keyboard headbutting is the customary method.*

Well, I do have better things to be doing.
But I had a painful 21/2 hour exam this morning, and the idea of doing more work doesn't interest me very much.

FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:

> It probably wouldn't win anyway, but I've got nothing better to do.

Lucky you. I have work which has to be done by tomorrow. Plus sleep, because I'm a rapidly swaying insomniac. I mean I get knackered, yet stay up 'til 5am.