1.There were little things that she simply could not stand.

The
sound of someone tapping their nails on the table. A person
chewing with their mouth open. Another human imposing
themselves into her space. She couldn't stand any of these
things, but none of them compared to the number one thing she
couldn't stand which topped all of them combined.

2. What were the chances? It would have to be a lot more than 100
to 1. It was likely even more than 1,000 to 1. The more he
thought about it, the odds of it happening had to be more than
10,000 to 1 and even 100,000 to 1. People often threw around
the chances of something happening as being 1,000,000 to 1 as
an exaggeration of an unlikely event, but he could see that they
may actually be accurate in this situation. Whatever the odds of it
happening, he knew they were big. What he didn't know was
whether this happening was lucky or unlucky.

3. After hunting for several hours, we finally saw a large seal

sunning itself on a flat rock. I took one of the wooden clubs while
Larry took the longer one. We slowly snuck up behind the seal
until we were close enough to club it over its head. The seal
slumped over and died. This seal would help us survive. We
could eat the meat and fat. The fat could be burned in a shell for
light and the fur could be used to make a blanket. We declared
our first day of hunting a great success.

4. His mother had always taught him not to ever think of himself as
better than others. He'd tried to live by this motto. He never
looked down on those who were less fortunate or who had less
 money than him. But the stupidity of the group of people he was
talking to made him change his mind.

5. Since they are still preserved in the rocks for us to see, they
must have been formed quite recently, that is, geologically
speaking. What can explain these striations and their common
orientation? Did you ever hear about the Great Ice Age or the
Pleistocene Epoch? Less than one million years ago, in fact,
some 12,000 years ago, an ice sheet many thousands of feet
thick rode over Burke Mountain in a southeastward direction. The
many boulders frozen to the underside of the ice sheet tended to
scratch the rocks over which they rode. The scratches or
striations seen in the park rocks were caused by these attached
boulders. The ice sheet also plucked and rounded Burke
Mountain into the shape it possesses today.

6. Indescribable oppression, which seemed to generate in some

unfamiliar part of her consciousness, filled her whole being with a
vague anguish. It was like a shadow, like a mist passing across
her soul's summer day. It was strange and unfamiliar; it was a
mood. She did not sit there inwardly upbraiding her husband,
lamenting at Fate, which had directed her footsteps to the path
which they had taken. She was just having a good cry all to
herself. The mosquitoes made merry over her, biting her firm,
round arms and nipping at her bare insteps.

7.What was beyond the bend in the stream was unknown. Both
were curious, but only one was brave enough to want to explore.
That was the problem. There was always one that let fear rule
her life.
 8. There was a time and a place for Stephanie to use her magic.
The problem was that she had a difficult time determining this.
She wished she could simply use it when the desire hit and there
wouldn't be any unforeseen consequences. Unfortunately, that's
not how it worked and the consequences could be devastating if
she accidentally used her magic at the wrong time.

9. There wasn't a bird in the sky, but that was not what caught her
attention. It was the clouds. The deep green that isn't the color of
clouds, but came with these. She knew what was coming and
she hoped she was prepared.

10.Turning away from the ledge, he started slowly down the

mountain, deciding that he would, that very night, satisfy his
curiosity about the man-house. In the meantime, he would go
down into the canyon and get a cool drink, after which he would
visit some berry patches just over the ridge, and explore among
the foothills a bit before his nap-time, which always came just
after the sun had walked past the middle of the sky. At that
period of the day the sun’s warm rays seemed to cast a sleepy
spell over the silent mountainside, so all of the animals, with one
accord, had decided it should be the hour for their mid-day sleep.

The house was located at the top of the hill at the end of a
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winding road. It wasn't obvious that the house was there, but
everyone in town knew that it existed. They were just all too
afraid to ever go and see it in person.
12. Her mom had warned her. She had been warned time and again,
but she had refused to believe her. She had done everything
right and she knew she would be rewarded for doing so with the
promotion. So when the promotion was given to her main rival, it
not only stung, it threw her belief system into disarray. It was her
first big lesson in life, but not the last.

13. There was something in the tree. It was difficult to tell from the
ground, but Rachael could see movement. She squinted her
eyes and peered in the direction of the movement, trying to
decipher exactly what she had spied. The more she peered,
however, the more she thought it might be a figment of her
imagination. Nothing seemed to move until the moment she
began to take her eyes off the tree. Then in the corner of her
eye, she would see the movement again and begin the process
of staring again.

14. The boxed moved. That was a problem. Peter had packed the
box three hours before and there was nothing inside that should
make it move. The question now was whether or not Peter was
going to open it up and look inside to see why it had moved. The
answer to that question was obvious. Peter dropped the package
into the mailbox so he would never have to see it again.

Twenty-five stars were neatly placed on the piece of paper.

15.
There was room for five more stars but they would be difficult
ones to earn. It had taken years to earn the first twenty-five, and
they were considered the "easy" ones.
 16. I'm going to hire professional help tomorrow. I can't handle this
anymore. She fell over the coffee table and now there is blood in
her catheter. This is much more than I ever signed up to do.

17. He had disappointed himself more than anyone else. That wasn't
to say that he hadn't disappointed others. The fact was that he
had disappointed a lot of people who were close to him. The fact
that they were disappointed in him was something that made him
even more disappointed in himself. Yet here he was, about to do
the exact same things that had caused all the disappointment in
the first place because he didn't know what else to do.

18. He read about a hike called the incline in the guidebook. It said it
was a strenuous hike and to bring plenty of water. “A beautiful
hike to the clouds” described one review. “Not for the faint-
hearted,” said another. “Not too bad of a workout”, bragged a
third review. I thought I’d hike it when I fly in from Maryland on
my day off from the senior citizen's wellness conference. I hiked
2 miles a day around the neighborhood so I could handle a 1.1-
mile hike. What a foolish mistake that was for a 70-year-old low-
lander.

19. There was little doubt that the bridge was unsafe. All one had to
do was look at it to know that with certainty. Yet Bob didn't see
another option. He may have been able to work one out if he had
a bit of time to think things through, but time was something he
didn't have. A choice needed to be made, and it needed to be
made quickly.
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hear the answer. It was a no-win situation since she already
knew. If he told the truth, she'd get confirmation of her worst
fears. If he lied, she'd know that he wasn't who she thought he
was which would be almost as bad. Yet she asked the question
anyway and waited for his answer.