Literature
Shadowing the Dream Chapter 1
Shadowing the Dream
By Kantuck Nadie Nata-akon
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Unrelieved Wretchedness, and Successful Knavery
Adrift in the aether, a small nondescript island floated amongst the white filaments that cascaded down from the dark shadows of mountains that peeked down from above. Small, even by the other islands of the Dream this one had one industry, trade. That trade was a dark ruby made of high energy storing abilities, coveted by many throughout the dream. Carefully cushioned packed crates of the gemstones were stacked, ready for loading on an already crowded docks. Serpentine, claustrophobic streets snaked through the hap