Jay Lake (jaylake) wrote,
Jay Lake
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[writing] Tourbillon progris riport, day 17

Today’s wordage: 2,800
Today’s writing time: 2 hours, 0 minutes
Total wordage: 64,500
Total writing time: 39 hours, 30 minutes

WIP:

“Electricks, constrained by a spiritual pulmonist. If the Englishwoman takes this in her hand or places her touch upon it, whisper the word of release and she will die as if struck by lighting.”

“Do not tell me that word,” Wang almost shouted.

“I am glad to see you are a thinking man,” the monk told him. “The word is scribed on the base of the idol in grass writing. You should have no trouble with that ancient script.” She stared expectantly.

“That is all?”

“You were expecting mystic revelations and secret training?”

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