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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 2:57:53 GMT -5
"Really? What is his name?" Kai asked, although he didn't much care really. He was only humoring the old codger.
Iron Ore #9 - 9/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 2:59:57 GMT -5
"His name was Reks. I have no clue where he is now, though." The old man replied with a smile. Kai only smiled back as he pulled the ninth ore of the day from the soil in front of him and threw it into his cart.
Iron Ore #9 - 10/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 3:00:56 GMT -5
"One more chunk before i head back up. This is getting to monotonous and tedious for me. I can't stand doing the same thing like this for so long." Kai said with a slight frown.
Iron Ore #10 - 1/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 3:02:18 GMT -5
"I understand, lad. Thanks for having a chat with me. Like you said, things down here get pretty boring, even for an old timer like me." He said with a hearty laugh.
Iron Ore #10 - 2/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 3:04:16 GMT -5
Kai only nodded once more at the old man's words. Maybe this old man knew what it was like to be different after all. To not be like everyone else and live out your days carefree.
Iron Ore #10 - 3/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 3:05:00 GMT -5
After a few moments of thinking on this and staring blankly at his plot of soil, Kai resumed mining his final ore of the day.
Iron Ore #10 - 4/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 3:07:19 GMT -5
It had been a long and troublesome task of gaining his place in the Miner's Nation, but in just a little bit he would be able to reap the benefits of what he'd sewn into this place.
Iron Ore #10 - 5/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 3:12:19 GMT -5
He hastily swung his pick as the final agonizing moments of his long day's work were grating on his mind like sharp fingernails on a chalk board.
Iron Ore #10 - 6/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 3:13:23 GMT -5
It had been almost nine hours down in these musty and gray mine tunnels, doing the same thing the entire time. Kai had done enough.
Iron Ore #10 - 7/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 3:14:04 GMT -5
With a final quick swing and a powerful tug on his pick handle, the tenth and final ore dislodged itself from the tunnel wall.
Iron Ore #10 - 8/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 3:14:53 GMT -5
With a triumphant smirk and a fair amount of grime on him from the work he'd done, Kai threw the final piece haphazardly into his cart.
Iron Ore #10 - 9/10
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Post by hewhosmitesall on Jul 14, 2008 3:16:01 GMT -5
He waved goodbye to his fellow miners as he pushed his cart up the slow incline back to the main facilities.
Iron Ore #10 - 10/10
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Post by Sakka Takido on Jul 16, 2008 9:14:43 GMT -5
Sakka flew into the mining facilities and grabbed a pickaxe. Finding a good piece of Iron he began to pound away at it.
Boost #5 7/20 1/10
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Post by Sakka Takido on Jul 16, 2008 9:17:12 GMT -5
A man walked back and stopped. "You need a cart?" he asked. Sakka turned and smiled. "Yeah I plan on joining up here." Sakka said.
Boost #5 8/20 2/10
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Post by Sakka Takido on Jul 16, 2008 9:18:41 GMT -5
"Well you'll need to get 10 Iron chunks." the man replied. "OK" Sakka said as he turned back and went back to heaving at the iron.
Boost #5 9/20 3/10
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