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(If you're new to my style of writing prompts, head over to this blog post for more information. Feel free to use just the picture, just the prompt, just the words, or a combination of any of the three write your paragraph! Don't forget to comment with your practice!) Prompt: My eyes scanned the pockmarks in the cliff face... Words: momentum, squawk, trigger, glamorous, wheel, crusted My Paragraph: My eyes scanned the pockmarks in the cliff face for a flash of red: the telltale sign of a vripsto bird. I motioned to the driver to cut the power to the hydroWheel. We bobbed over tiny crests of waves, the momentum still propelling us toward the cliffs. I gripped my launcher and blinked several times to moisten my eyes. I could feel the salt crusting around my lashes. Willing myself to stay focused, I shifted my weight and leaned on the railing of the boat. A spark of red flitted between vines of green. I raised my launcher, resting my elbow on my knee and slowly squeezed the trigger. Squawk. Plop. More flashes of red crept out of their holes in the cliff face. Squawk. Plop. Squawk. Plop. Though not a glamorous way to make a living, I had just secured myself seventeen isos, a weeks worth of labors even after I paid the owner of the hydroWheel. I couldn't help but feel pride. Three vripsto birds in one outing. I whispered silent thanks to whatever forces lingered in the sky, imagining the weight of those bronze isos coins in my palm, and smiled. Today was the day I would buy Gieta back from Sister Zainya. Not even the Barons could stop me today. Don't forget to share your practice in the comments! I'll give feedback to each paragraph posted!
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