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Claire on Novaterra (bird?)

Sep 17th, 2017
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  1. Claire approached the structure. It was a hemispherical dome, made of rope, and held up by poles, about 40 meters across. She could just about fit through the gaps--clearly this net was meant to hold something much larger than herself. She saw that the rope links became more tangled and interconnected approaching the dome's top. She walked towards the center of the rope dome, and the poles collapsed, dropping the ropes onto her.
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  3. It wasn't any kind of fence as she had expected: it was a net. The ropes carried a surprising amount of heft, and even under the inferior gravity of Novaterra she could not manage to lift them enough to stand. Presently a large bird flew over to greet Claire.
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  5. The bird silently watched Claire struggle. It tilted its head, looking with each eye as Claire panicked and tried to move away. The bird walked cautiously towards Claire, who now lay silent. The bird, keeping its body far from Claire, cautiously pecked her shoulder. Claire flinched, and stared at the bird in terror.
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