What Do You Think Of My Short Story (scale Of 1-10) I Know Theres Spelling Errors And Things Like That?
The two men approached, the fire The Taller of the two felt the timber. “Old,” He said. “Well of coarse it’s old,” said the other. “There’s no smoke coming out of it at all.” Just because there’s no smoke dose not mean it’s not newer.” “Whatever”
Listen John I know your edger to find him I am too you don’t think I want to go home, heck i’m dying to go home would kill to get there.” “Yeah I know,” Said John “Sorry Mike I am edger to get there it’s just that we’ve been on his trail for two weeks now.”
Mike smashed the wood with his foot “We should be off he said that fire was more then likely form last night, you and I both know that guys fast I’d guess he’s around three miles away by now.” “if we find him I’m going to Kill him,” said John. “Don’t be too edger to kill him he’s our only ticket out of this Wasteland,” said Mike.
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“I-I think I see him” said John. Mike brought out his gun. “What, were I don’t see him.” “Just over that ridge,” said John. “That Gentlemen would be wrong.” Mike and John turned at the same the time to see the man they were looking for. Ben Sage. They stood there just looking at him for a minute A man of about 6’5 Long brown Hair, Blue Eyes and wearing a Black Jacket a black hat and a shirt that said “War Pigs” Below there was a picture of a pig with a bullet in his head.
“You Son of a- “Ahh there’s no need for that language young Jonathan,”
said Ben “John brought out his revolver but before he could even shoot Ben Shade was behind him with his gun out
“That Was not a very smart move Johnny boy, now I suggest if you actually want to catch me you best move faster.” And with that he hit John in the head with his revolver and disappeared.
Mike moved over to John “Are you alright John?” Asked Mike. “yeah I think i’m alright but that hurt.” Of course it’s going to hurt, why in the heck would you pull a gun on that guy man you know that Ben Sage is the fastest Man around here he could have had six shots in your gut before you even knew he had fired,” said Mike”
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After about three hours of walking John and Mike stumbled upon an old rundown town “Wonder who lives here,” Said John. “No one more then likely,” replied Mike
Just as Mike said that they both herd a movement, well a sound really the sound of a hammer of a gun being pulled back “Who goes there?” asked a voice. “Who needs to know?” Asked Mike. “Let me tell you something you little punk you best tell me who goes there or I might just blow your head off or perhaps you’d like some lead in your stomach so ill ask you one more time, you’ve got till the count of three one. . . Two. . .-
“were wonders Searching for a certain man,” said Mike. “who you searching for Boy,” asked the voice. “His name is-,” John Began “Not you the other one,” said the voice. “A man who goes by the name of Ben Sage,” said Mike. “Now why in the Hell are you searching for that man,” asked the voice. “Show yourself and maybe will tell you,” said Mike. “We cant do that,” said Mike. “Well Mister Let me tell you, your going to have to if you want me to show myself.,” said the voice. Mike let out a sigh “fine, John put your gun on the floor.” Mike and John put there guns on the floor “weave got our guns on the floor now come out,” said Mike. The Man came out he was a man about medium height wearing the same type of stuff Mike and John were wearing a brow jacket with a black shirt and blue jeans. “Y-y- were taken here by Sage like us,” asked Mike. “yeah about two years ago I never caught that demon I gave up after about a year I’ve lived in this town for a while and my name is Adam Taner.” “how have you been surviving, you know getting food and all that stuff,” asked John. “I’ve been shooting anything that comes along this may be a dessert but things do come around weather it’s a rabbit or a rattle snake,” said Adam. “Well were did you get the bullets?” asked John. “boy you are one to ask questions, well you know that the bullets never run out in the six shooters.” “W-What you mean the bullets don’t run out?” asked Mike. “Of course they don’t this world is diffident then earth, it’s like out of a book, well I suppose It could be the world or it could be Sage that’s doing it.”
“Why do you think that Sage made us come here,” Asked Mike. “ who knows it could be that he loves the thrill of being chased or it could be that he’s leading us to something bigger who really knows, With a Psychopath like Sage it could be that he’s just bored and is just having fun with us making us go crazy,” said Adam
Just as he finished his sentence he brought out his gun and shot something Mike looked over and saw a snake. “wow your fast I didn’t even see that,” said John. “yeah I was a rifle sharpshooter in the army you have to be fast. The only thing is I cant even catch Sage he’s faster then all three of us put together id say, well I suppose it’s only his magic but still.”
After a while Mike said “listen Adam would you like to come with us I know you said that you could not catch Sage before but hey it’s worth trying again isn’t it.” Adam thought for a minute well I guess your right I’ve been waiting for Sage to comeback though the town, you see he dose a circle but I guess he’s been going around the town,” said Adam. “Great will head out now Sage is probley setting up his fire right now we might be able to catch him,” said mike. “I doubt it,” John muttered.
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“Fools,” said Ben Sage he was looking in his magic ball the kind the gypsies called Crystal Balls “Actually thinking they might Catch me Ha no one has ever caught Me and I intend to keep it that way. Now lets look at the other subjects Bill Jennings he muttered” the ball zoomed in on a man that was lying on the floor of a building “dead” said Sage.
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After about a day of almost non stop running Mike, John and Adam came upon another town. “Lets shack up here,” said Mike they opened a door to a house and were hit by a powerful stench, they all turned around. “what the hell is that screamed John. Adam looked over holding his breath “People,” said Adam “Id say three of them all dead.” “Well close the door,” said Mike “Sages work no doubt probley sent here just like us,” said John. “Well I guess we have to find some food,” Said Adam. “I don’t think were hungry,” said Mike. “yeah no,” said John. “Fine suit yourselves,” and with that Adam ran off to find something.
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Adam was on his way back to the town when He herd a voice say “Hello Adam.” Adam took out his gun and spined around whose there. “Ha ha I would think you would know my name by now,” said Sage. “You,” Adam Whispered. “Who else my friend,” said Sage. Adam brought out his gun and shot at Sage. Sage laughed “you really think you could get me, not a chance never you might as well just give up like you did a year ago.” “Shut Up,” said Adam. “Well ok I guess you don’t want to hear how you can get home,” said Sage. “W-what,” said Adam. “What do you mean,” “ I mean you can go home if you do something for me.” “What’s that?” asked Adam. “It’s simple really all I want you to do is kill Mike and John, there getting to be a thorn in my side lately and I don’t really fancy killing them my self I really do like to see friends turn against friends” “never,” said Adam. “Fine,” said Sage here’s your other option, Sage brought out his gun and shot Adam in the stomach. “You son of a-,” Adam began. “hey I said I did not like that language,” said Sage he laughed and disappeared.
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“Wonder were Adam is,” said Mike “Don’t know, want me too look for him,” asked John “Sure,” said Mike “but be careful.”
After about a minute John stumbled upon Adam. “My god Adam who did this to you?” “Who else. . . Sage” Adam Died. “No, No,” said John
After telling the news of Adams death to him Mike was silent for an hour After that.
“Sage. . . Sage he’s the cause of all this hey had to bring us here he had to kill our friend he had to bring us along on this sick game I don’t really care about going home now we could make a life here I just want to kill sage the root of all our problems I want to make sure he dose not do this to anyone else. . . EVER
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Mike and John had found a house to stay in for the night. John woke up in the morning and went into Mikes room to see that he wasn’t there he looked around and then he herd the words “SAGE, SAGE Come OUT YOU COWARD SAGEEEEEEEEE. John ran out gun at the Ready. “Mike what the hell are you doing?” he asked. “i’m calling him out I’m killing him today you can go if you want to I wont hold anything against you I just want him dead and gone SAGE.” “You really think your going to kill him Sage is a Wizard and a dark one at that and he’s fast on top of all that way to fast you wana get killed?” Mike looked down “I really don’t care,” he said “are you going to fight with me” John was silent for a while “you know I am you’re my brother I’d always stand by you even if your doing something totally crazy,” said John “Thanks John,” said Mike. “Yeah. . . . No problem
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“So they want a gun fight do they, Ill give them one they’ll never forget.
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“SAGE. . . SAGE COME OUT SA-.” What are you screaming about fool.” Mike and john looked over “You,” they said at the same time. “yes me,” responded sage. “so you want a final battle one in witch you know you’ll lose?” asked Sage. “don’t count on it. Mike brought out his gun and fired. Sage disappeared. Sage appeared behind them. “ha you’ll have to do better then that Mike you know i’m much faster then that. Mike fired three shots and John fired one. They both missed. Mike and john kept firing and Sage kept disappearing and reapering after about ten minutes of this sage started to fire. Mike and john ran the other way. Mike held his gun up but before he was able to fire Sage did Mike flew back and landed on his back. “no, NOOOOO,” John said. He found Mikes gun that went flying and fired round after round after Sage. Once again sage Kept disappearing. Sage laughed “don’t you know you’ll never get me. John got mad at this, Sage disappeared again and John shot again at the air he hoped this would work. Sage reappeared but with something different he had a bullet in his chest. He was in the air, John had fired were he thought Sage would go. Yo-you got M-m-me. Ben Sage fell to the ground Dead.
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After about ten minutes John went over to were Mike lay. “mike I got him, I got him. He looked at Mike, he wasn’t dead but he was getting there. He put mikes head in his lap “Mike I got him,” he said again. “ that’s great Johnny Look i’m sorry we couldn’t go home but hey look on the bright side Sage cant do it to anyone else, Love you Johnny.” John was crying. L-l-love you Mike. Mike died.
John stayed that way for about an hour he made his mind up. He had Mikes head in his lap and his own gun in his hand. “I’m coming Mike”
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Harry Houdini, King of Cards, and Ehrich the Prince of the Air are all names for the most famous escape artist and magician named Ehrich Weisz. He was one of the best showman of the 20th century. Harry Houdini was one of the first magicians’ to incororate escape ticks into his act. Harry is still remebered today because of the countroversy and mystery surrounding his life and death.
Much of Harry’s success is because of his stunts involving escape. His was a inventor in the fact that he was the first to bring escape into a magic show. He first began the art of escape in 1985 by incorporating the handcuff escape into his act after much succes with “The Metamorphosis” , a stunt in which Harry and his new wife, Beatrice Rahner, trade places in a trunk. This became his most famous trick at the time and he performed it at every show.
Harry found his publicity by performing exhibitions for police and reporters, the polices’ unability to figure out how he escaped intensified Americas interest in him. Houdini was not just an illusionist but a self-promotor with skills in marketing. Perforing many stunts in in newspaper offices, he would create his own publicity. Even though other magicians could perform the same acts and tricks as Houdini, his marketing knowledge and skills at attracting the public is possibly the main reason he is remembered decades later. He offered a one hundred dollar reward to any person that could present a set of handcuffs that he could not escape from. After the attention Harry got from the handcuff escapes but it was short lived, he went on a slump for the next six years. If it weren’t for Martin Beck, a theater manager in New York, Harry Houdini may have disappeared from the public. Martin saw Harry perform his handcuff act in St. Paul, shortly after he invited harry to perform his act on March 26, 1899, and paid him sixty dollars. Martin was asmazed by the escape and made an opening for a postion at the theater the following season. Houdini was wanted in the best vaudevillle houses across America.
Harry also drew much attention and astonishment from his somewhat super human strengths. Houdini had great strengh and agility that helped in his stunts. This that aided to the mystery that Houdini had built up and attracted even more questions. In a 1904 interview with Houdini by Edna Ferber at a drugstore in Appleto, Wisconsin– the place were Houdini had claimed to be born all his life– Ms. Ferber could not resist feeling his forarm and commenting on it say “amazing, as massive and hard as a granite pillar. His neck too, is large and corded.” The interview was published in the Appleton Crescent and attracted many readers and added to his popularity.
Houdini expanded his escape skills from handcuffs to leg irons, coffins, prison holding cells, and straightjackets. He also stopped doing his escapes hiden behind a curtain after accusations that someone released him behind the curtain. He started doing them with the audience watching every second and found that the audience enjoyed much more watching him struggle to escape, creating even more suspense. With his show widely popular in America he decided to expand and moved to England. Harry’s move to england increased the legend and he became an international star. One of his most famous stunts performed in England, Houdini removed all his clothes in front of three hundred German police and was handcuffed and locked in a prison cell. After escaping in six minutes this escape gave him worldwide recognition. Appearing on posters promoting his act was ” the only artist in the history of Europe to be given the Imperial Certificates by the German police”. The German police awarding him for his escape showed his popularity among everyone. Many people enjoyed his acts over others because of the fact that he did not claim to perform real majic but simply introduced himself as an illustionist.
Harry houdini opened doors for modern day illutionists like Chris Angel, David Copperfield, Doug Henning, and David Blane. Chris Angel commented that his new show ,” Chris Angel Believe”, is inspired by Houdini. In an interview with Chris Angel, by Shelia Roberts, he also made a remark regarding Houdini saying, “Houdini was a pioneer in a lot of ways, when he performed his straitjacket escape in front of enormous crowds, people identified with him. They felt that if he could escape from a straitjacket, maybe they too could escape from their constraints and achieve their dreams.”
Harry Houdini’s life and death was surrounded by contraversy and conspiracy thoery’s. The mystery behind the truth of how he died keeps people interested. He first was pronounced dead after a stunt, on Halloween in 1926, where Houdini escaped from a tank of water while chained and hanging up side down. After his body was examined, they discovered that his appendix had ruptured. Days earlier a college student named Samuel J. Smilovitch was invited backstage and he br

