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xenophon · 3819 days ago · link · · parent · post: Can you come up with the first line of a novel/story?
The dewy sounds of dawn trickled into Jacob's ear. He struggled against wakefulness--sleep had been so hard to come by--but the lines from his parachute had been cutting into his back all night, and his aching leg pulsed with a deep, thrumming bass rhythm that demanded to be heard. His petulant bladder was louder still, threatening immediate mutiny if ignored a moment longer. The day had begun, ready or not.