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Shaking

(5 stories)

Tom is bewildered and bemused. He justs wants to understand the reasons why. He shakes his head, sighs and dies a little inside. #130story

6 - 6.9 on the Richter scale; widespread shaking far from epicentre. Buildings damaged. Service pipes fractured. Time to get out. #130story

Not against the grain, but along it

I glared at the roof.
There's a huge crack in that beam!
Calm down. It's a shake.

#130story

'No' Mum could handle crying even kicking, but not the shaking 'Ok but just this once' Billy smiled, the shopkeeper shook her head
#130story

Peter's frisbee stuck in the branches, I don't remember how. Mum said don't be late so I left him to it, still shaking the tree. #130story