Today's Tom Sawyer

She knew mark twain, the legend of missouri literature who pretty much invented the american novel- catty knew of everything that the author wrote and why he wrote it- or at least she thought she did until she met someone who was so fascinated and obsessed

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Rust Belt Tails III: Trial Under Fire

His world-weary and haggard appearance would only become even uglier with a job like this- henry ford's brilliant idea of having his workers take a certain part of the automobile in the 1920's resulted in mass production of the automobile (and the invention

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The Morning After

"this, my good little cubby, is a machine of my own invention. it'll pump all the food you'll ever need right into your cute little mouth. "your food, but the way, is also of my own creation.

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Mecha Sonic Univerce: Unfinished

He realized robotasizing the critters 1 by 1 is just to slow, he invented the robo bomb which would robotasize every living thing on the planet.

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ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

The _tinkering_ skill plays into the semi-technological nature of the setting, and allows you to do repairs on clockwork and steam constructs, as well as devise new inventions.

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Characters

_prince charming_ is pretty generic so i invented a crazy back story for him and allowed ellora to manipulate him. after all, he thinks he knows what is _supposed_ to happen. **the billy goats gruff:** instead of a troll i use an ogre.

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Kevin Foxboy 01

Scientific breakthroughs tend to become trivial technology; witness last century's room-sized computers, invented by the usa for artillery and missile targeting, filling entire rooms, costing millions of dollars and needing a large staff just to keep them

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StrangeOwl Chapter 4

Catching myself, i knew i was preventing the inventible and mentally chastised myself. "chief" i said to get his attention away from the shaman. "please, tell me what happened to me and why i am being sent away." i pleaded.

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Please don't ride this bus

Each home with a tiny chimney sticking out, just as useless as the pause button on a keyboard; with the invention of heaters and electric fireplaces, no one actually used their chimneys anymore.

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Going home: Strongburgh, Part 3 of 4 (an excerpt)

It needed a name, inventions always had to be named. disruptor, that was a good name for it. the disruptor took shape. its form meant it would fit comfortably in his hand.

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The Risen Curtain - Prolog: Time for Vengeance

They invented concepts, biases, bigotries, prejudices and pre-fabricated truths on a whim. giving themselves more reasons to have envy, to despise, to fight, to kill, to resent. to hate. curse them! curse them! curse them! curse them! curse them!

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The Dog Hole: Chapter 2 -- Gamble

Especially just to cook when you're from the land that invented it?" "room and board, solid pay; what's not to like about that?" "i hear ya." gamble let a second pass before speaking again.

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