He sat on his throne, weary fingers tapping cold, uninterested metal, and longed for those ancient years that preceded his reign.
There had been a time, long ago, when the world was his to explore; unmapped, undiscovered, unconquered.
But now he’d seen it all, now he owned it all, and now… he’d lowered his flag.
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Been far too long since I took part in one of these (my last one was The Pumpkin King: A 3LT – and even that was a one off after over a months absence) so I decided to have another go and, hopefully, try to start doing them more frequently! You can find the post here and, once again, a special thanks to Sonya over at Only100Words!
Clockwork Clouds 
a completely moving story in three lines. wow!
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Thanks, Rosema 🙂
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you’re welcome!
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Excellent Shaun. There is a great poem in there.
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Megalomania, and then what?
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A man’s biography in 3 lines. Very good.
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What an interesting premise…to have conquered everything and realize there’s nothing left. There’s so much story potential here. Great job, Shaun!
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Thank you, Jade! This could be an intro maybe 🙂
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That’s a good three line tale. One with satisfaction!
Nicely done.. 🙂
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Thanks, Prakash! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
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I did.. 🙂
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I like this. I can imagine this king, old and weary, sitting on his throne and thinking of his past glories.
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Glad I can get the imagery across 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to read!
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I like how you get so much across with only a couple of sentences.
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