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Citizen of the Walls

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Everyone believes that inside walls a mouse is safe But this is not always the case. A crime has happened. Walls were built for protection. But what if the murderer is still in this maze? A mouse is never safe when a cat knows its hiding place. Since the walls were built the river has frozen. The brightness was just a filter that was chosen. All the clocks stopped and the calendars were wiped blank. Criminals were now walking on a plank. The skies turned permanently grey. The grass turned into old hay. What can I say? I can’t even pray. The smell of roses, I can’t remember. What month is it? August, September? The walls are bigger than a giant. On them I am told to be reliant. They will keep the crime away. ‘It’s safe here’ they say. There are cameras everywhere, observing their new creation. Into their eyes I stare. This is not fair. I can’t live here. A hierarchy will be formed soon. Propaganda is the new tune. The walls will expand, that’s the ...
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Short Story Of The Week: The Omniscient Bastard

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There he goes again and he is coming back in two days. It was announced that the King is going on Royal duty to Oeiras, but I know it is not true. He is meeting the so-called ‘Myrtle Flower’. I have seen her around. Very delicate. Very pale. A true lady. A married noble lady! His golden carriage awaits him in front of the palace. The servants rush to get everything ready on time. Some maids run around to dress Sua Majestade , others are preparing Sopa da Pedra and a chestnut roast. The Royal Coachman is already waiting in his red and yellow suit. Today the King will visit his sixth bastard child, Maria Rita, who was born a few weeks ago. He is wearing his best silk cape, his grandest wig and silver brooches. I was never that important to him, not even when I was born. I am ashamed of being Don João V’s bastard child, especially because I was abandoned by both my parents. I have not seen my mother - Mother Paula de Odivelas- since I was around eight years of age. She left me a...
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Cruelty-Free Products Are More Popular Than Ever in 2018

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Is it possible to have a full face of these products? The answer is ... definitely! The sun is shining in Britain announcing that it is finally  Spring . It is time for family barbecues and evenings out in the sun in the company of a cold beer. The world gets more colourful and the dormant animals wake up from their long nap. But not each of these little creatures is lucky enough to survive human hands. Research by Cruelty-Free International and the Dr Hadwen Trust concludes that each year all over the world at least 115 million animals are killed for chemical, drug, food, and  cosmetics testing . These include mice, rats, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs and monkeys. Even pregnant animals are dosed with chemicals to test the effects on their unborn babies. These tests cause suffering and many times death - often just to produce a new shade of lipstick or an anti-age skin cream. Stock Image Is it still worth testing on animals with the tech...
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