Phantasmagoria
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"Come one, come all! Down to the Lune Dégoulinant! Feast your eyes upon a kaleidoscope of fantasy and suspense, behind a twisted and warped gate! But don't be fooled by the brightly coloured playground where our story resides, as your eyes are but vessels most prone to lies. So I bear warning to those who are faint of heart, though pretty the circus is a dangerous art. But for those who are seduced with ease for the strange and surreal. Come on down and allow corruption for all sense of real..."
Hey all, I've been wanting to upload this story for a long time as it was my coursework for Creative Writing last year but due to many reasons, I haven't gotten around to it yet. After not putting in as much effort as I could last year, I decided to take my time with this piece and can honestly say I'm proud of myself for how this turned out so sit back and enjoy Phantasmagoria !
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