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Choice

by Ioreth-(V)
October 7, 2018
Written for the 21st Anniversary of the Valar Guild, drabble (100 word) challenge.

    Drink�
    The water looked cool, inviting, as it tumbled down the stones. He knew that within it flowed the difference between life or death. Life if he just made his way there and lowered himself to the edge. Death if he continued without stopping.
    But then did he trust the clear liquid to be the life-giving fluid he desperately needed? Did the tomes of a long-dead pass tell him the truth? What choice did he have? But then he had every choice he had ever made. All were a choice between life and death.
    He made his choice. He drank.

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