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JOSE GERVIC LABE, JR.
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Dragonstone Tablet #1070064 added April 29, 2024 at 12:00am
Restrictions: None
A Poem :: Comic Shop Mystery
Beneath a gaslight's lonely gleam,
"The Inky Path," a comic shop unseen.
I pushed inside, a world of paper dreams,
Dust motes danced in slanted light's thin stream.
A bearded man, with eyes like shadowed wells,
Sat hunched behind the counter, stories clinging tight.
He gave a silent nod, as past him I propelled,
To vibrant tales, a papery, wondrous sight.
The man spoke finally, voice a gravelly croak,
"Lost, are you, son?" Secrets in his words did choke.
That dusty shop, with shadows playing host,
Held whispered truths, at what unseen cost?
WORD COUNT: 93 Words
LINE COUNT: 12 Lines
PROMPT: WHAT'S HIS STORY?
Prompt #3. While out walking one night, you come across a comic book store that you've never seen before. You enter, and the odd man behind the counter...
THE RAVEN TASK: " Raven Task #10" 
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