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Vertical

(10 stories)

30 years of design & construction, & now their creation was vertical. Would the world love or fear this 300 metre tall enforcer?
#130story

All her fashion magazines advised that vertical stripes were slimming. That stubborn extra three stone made this feat impossible. #130story

Perched at the edge I could peer straight down the sheer 100 storeys of glass and steel. The sunlight dazzled. My stomach lurched. #130story

Looking up at the cliff face.It was almost vertical now.Half way - up or down meant a tough climb.Fingers numb, teeth gritted.On. #130story

Coal black skies. Rain falls vertical, ruthless. Beating through the town. Breaking down doors. Taking, tearing, consuming. Again. #130story

In Norm's club, customers pay good money to climb piles of chairs to reach their drink. It's his absolute joy, that vertical bar. #130story

Veronica's vertical alignment is dependent upon the amount of alcoholic units consumed in relation to the thirst quench paradox #130story

It has been years since I played bball. Now my shot hits air, my passes go to nobody, my vertical leap barely leaves the court. #130story

#130story A tiny yellow #daffodil peeks its trumpet out of the grass, as if checking to be sure… https://t.co/4XLSvgj2SC

"Straight up," Eddie tells the barman. The barman blinks in disbelief as he pours. Unsteady Eddie can't be telling the truth. #130story