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Fate: Week 6 Story

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Codiesta by Techfiesta. Found on Wikimedia . NOW The heir to the so called thrown, the company was being walked away in handcuffs. He looked back on what had happened. How he got here. And all he could think was... Was this fate? THEN "Dad, I'm not saying that she isn't a wonderful person. Or that it would really even be a bad relationship. But an arranged marriage?" said Alex. "Son, you know why we have to do this. This will link out companies together and expand our empire. Isn't that what you want? To be the CEO of the biggest company the world has ever seen?" "Yes, but come on! I don't want to get married just yet. Plus, right now I like the way my life is." "Of course you do. But not all of the board members like your reputation as a playboy. It's having a negative effect on the company's perception in the media. DO you want this to be what tanks us?" "No! No, of course not. Just give me a little time ...

Mind Reading (Notes): Georgian Folktales.

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Vashlovani 17787 by Sarah Murray. Found on wikimedia . These stories come from  Georgian Folk Tales , by Marjory Wardrop (1894). The Hermit Philosopher A hermit who loves solitude lived off in the middle of nowhere, thinking on the trivialities of vanity.He spent most of his time outdoors because where he lived had no winter and little rain. He wanders through his garden contemplating things, like natures symmetry. The smaller fruit grows on the taller plants and the bigger more close to the ground. He was looking at a walnut tree and pumpkins. He kept thinking on why this is, walking his garden and meditating. He grew tired and rested beneath the walnut tree. Walnuts began falling and hitting him. He realized why things were the way they were and decided not to try to find faults in nature anymore. Teeth and No-Teeth The was a man who was the hungriest in the nation. Shah Ali wanted to see how much of the daintiest food he can eat at a time, so he sent out word that he wou...

Burn After Reading (Notes): Fate

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Georgian Fortress Ananuri. Photo by Vadim Tolbatov. Found on Wikimedia . This story comes from  Georgian Folk Tales , by Marjory Wardrop (1894). Fate There is a king with one son. The son is loved by every princess. The king wants him to marry one of these princesses. The prince doe not want to be married to that princess. The prince wants to go off to find fortune and asks for three bags of money. He set out on his quest. He meets a disguised angel on the road. The angel asks what he wants. He wants to know his fate. The angel shows him to a castle where he will learn his fate. He sets out to the castle. He gets there and starts searching tough the papers on the ground for his fate. A man comes out of the castle to ask him what he is doing. The man tells him his fate is within, hw was looking in the common folks fates. They go inside and he sees his fate- to marry a weaver daughter who has been sick for nine years. The prince decides to change his fate and goes to find the w...