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  • The Outlands (rough draft)

    Hi! This is my first submission, so please be kind! Criticise on whatever you want; did you find it boring, over descriptive, etc. Ignore things such as spelling, though. I'm ...

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  • The Outlands (rough draft)

    Hi! I've completely re-written this part, the first draft was just a lot of nothing, really. Please comment, and tell me how to improve! Fero - Fear-Oh * * * ...

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  • The Outlands (rough draft)

    Heya! Here's part three! Looking forward to your comments! The city loomed over her. A thick layer of smoke hung over the rooftops of the tall buildings. Noise told her ...

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  • The Outlands (rough draft)

    I haven't written here in a while, but this is my next installment. And it's sickening me! For some reason the page re-loaded itself and I lost the whole first ...

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  • The Outlands Chronicles (deleted until further notice)

    Content deleted until further notice. This is getting on my nerves, it's not going anywhere. We'll see what happens.

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— Nate