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Thanks for your submissions-the judges now retreat into their tower to let your stories send the chills down their spines.

And in the meantime, here's

Your task for this one:

Write a short piece of 500 words maximum that consists only of dialogue. No dialogue tags please, just the direct speech.

And because this is the MultiGenre Mashup SmackDown, your dialogue must qualify as historical fiction and contain a mythical creature.

Deadline: Sunday, October 1st

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