Lede Buried, in I Fell

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“In the end, we all become the story we were willing to suffer for.”
“To shape a tale, to end it, the reader must reshape it.”
“He buried the lede so deep it needed an archaeological dig to find it.” - Refrased quote from various sources.

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I bowed for the story line. Hunched over in suspense, I hung-out for the punch line. The twists of plot lured me to the edge. I could see the lede lying buried below me. Reaching in to grab it, I toppled over, fell right in, and became the story line.

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