The Writer

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Two opponents on a battlefield.

On one side, the tired author, a sharpened quill in his hand. And deadly computer keys in the other. On the other side, the blank piece of paper stands tall, rejoicing in its power over the meek author.

The quill flashes in the sun and the writer advances!

The paper rolls around and springs back up, mocking the poor man with his shiny blankness.

The writer roars and slashes out

Black ink splatters across the paper, spreading quickly and marring the page. The paper snarls and wraps itself around the man's arm, leaving him only with the keys L, O, S, and E to fight with.

The writer shrieks and makes a pass, desperately aiming at the middle of the page, and connects! An "E" attaches to the paper.

They back up, and the author makes the first move: throwing his keys like darts, and pinning the page to the wall.

Bleeding from multiple paper cuts, the drained writer drags himself over to the struggling page, and wearily lifts his quill to pen the four words of victory:

Once upon a time...

The paper only has breath to moan, and soon, collapses in on itself, leaving the writer, bleeding but victorious, to hold it up in triumph, a symbol of mans' conquest over the treacherous 'Blank Page'.