From: ted@loft.tnolan.com   
      
   In article <10d9f8n$bl1o$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Lynn McGuire   wrote:   
   >“The Dragon Awakes- a guest post by the Phantom"   
   >   
   >https://accordingtohoyt.com/2025/10/20/the-dragon-awakes-a-gues   
   -post-by-the-phantom/   
   >   
   >“The dragon slowly became aware that something was tugging insistently   
   >on his face. It wasn’t painful, more as if somebody had grabbed his   
   >mustache and was gently pulling on it. He opened one basketball-sized   
   >eye a crack and discovered a small boy, about eight years old, dressed   
   >in some sort of colorful costume. Clearly not his, the outfit didn’t   
   >come close to fitting properly. The little oil lamp on the ground was no   
   >better than it needed to be, clearly something seized from the trash and   
   >pressed into service. The boy had hold of his whiskers and was yanking   
   >as hard as he could. Being a dragon bigger than a city bus, it didn’t   
   >feel very hard. He opened his eye a little wider and looked at the boy,   
   >who froze in mid-yank.”   
   >   
   >““Kid,” he inquired quietly, “do you really think that’s a good   
   idea?   
   >Pulling on a dragon’s whiskers like that?””   
   >   
   >Lynn   
   >   
      
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