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Steampunked At Portmanteau

the Manitou heathen have sunken two of your majesty's king Rupert's ships                       a fierce battle with in minutes after a warning of shots fired by your ships                       the heathen technology far greater than your majesty has ever seen                                   even one heathen infantrymen equipped with a shiny silver                                                bow like device which can place a cannon size hole through the bow                              like dragons fire the intensity was devastating straight as an arrow                                     the fiery projectile about the same size                                                                        The canons and rifle men were of little use                                                                    for the heathen men appeared as grey wolves                                                                   like something from a mad Merlyn's vision then vanished before our eyes                        we have withdrawn to the safety of the seas and moving southerly                                     to hope a hidden cove while retreating we were hailed                                                     a voice reverberating all around us from some strange megaphone                                 the Manitou rise                                                                                                   seeing our plight we request your majesty orders king of Britannia		    -             we now fear upon seeing the Nouveau riche lands of these new borders

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 1/9/2014 1:55:00 PM
I love the alternate history implicit in this piece. How different things might have been. It really makes you stop and think of how many sins were committed for the virtues we enjoy today. Well done.
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