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"Hey Frank," said the august butterfly, as he landed onto the tiny leaf. "Got any gems for me?"
"Charlie, I haven't had a new story for you since the new regime change," said Frank, as he dipped his feet in pollen.
"Wow that sure feels good."
"Frank, this is serious," said Charlie, as a light breeze came in from the North. "The next issue is out soon and I ain't got a lead."
Excess pollen fell from Frank's feet as he rose slowly into the air.
"I'll see what I can do, Charlie," said Frank. "Jimmy's been keeping his feelers open and maybe he's got something solid."
Antennae twitching, Charlie looked out into the field.
"If you need to, remember you can create new leads," said Charlie, as he watched the far edge of the flora sway. "It used to be our way."
"Charlie," said Frank, "I just don't feel right about doing it that way."
Shaking off the remaining pollen, Frank said, "Besides that, we could never tell what was going to happen. I'll be seeing ya."
As Frank flew away, Charlie said to himself, "Yeah, that's what Lorentz said. He always came up with pretty crazy stories."
Several feet later, Frank saw the concrete wall.
"I wonder what's on the other side of this wall," said Frank.
Sporadically focused, Frank flittingly scaled the wall and looked on the other side.
A dizzying array of wind and fuzzy lights forced him against the wall and he looked about for purchase.
Falling, Frank saw a large window and slowed his drop as he peered into the room.
Strange multi-colored shapes appeared, stayed in place, and then drifted down.
"I wonder what those shapes are," thought Frank, as he tried floating in one place.
After the first batch of shapes disappeared and the second had begun to gently drift down, a harsh wind pushed Frank up and back over the wall.
"Hey, you'll never believe what I just saw!" said Frank, as he excitedly flew into Charlie.
Detangling himself from Frank, Charlie asked, "What? What did you see?"
"The other side of the wall!" said Frank.
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