Dinosaurs Don't Dance | Editing
JoelleSC
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Cowboys and dinosaurs. Where the western world had saurian denizens as normal as six-shooters.
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𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆
Randall's scowl deepened. "It seems we differ in our understanding of what constitutes cruelty to God's creatures. I have no desire to subjugate nature through force when harmony can be cultivated through ethical practices. Our goal is to empower mankind through merit, not shows of dominance."
Shaw's smile tightened slightly at the rebuke. "You paint me as some brutal slavedriver. Where does your morality stand with the hadrosaurs that pull our carriages? The Centrosaurus' ploughing your fields without pay or vacation, helpless before any whip or spur? Even the natives have already made use of Pachies (Pachycephalosaurus) to safeguard their land. A few scars mean little to creatures that dedicate their lives to man's service. These dinosaurs depend utterly on humans for survival. We could shoot them all and make this a man's world when we wanted. Oh, that's right! We did."
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*1st draft! Will be rewritten!
Total Words: 92,400+
Written and published: 5 July 2023 - 6 Oct 2024
Editing: 27 May 2025 - Present