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Rat Key

October 13, 2011
By milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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A man who has forgotten his name arrived in a city where he had no choice but to become a thief if he wanted to live. Every time he was caught stealing, the police would chase him, calling "Rat!" over and over again. Due to his lack of a regular name, he adopted the name Rat.
Rat went to live in the Tunnels, which is an enormous and elaborate maze of tunnels that run underneath the futuristic city of Maw. The unfortunate thing; that's where all of the gangs reside. Rat has no interest in joining a gang, so they don't exactly like him down there, but then again, they don't exactly like on the Surface either.

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purple0528 SILVER said...
on Nov. 2 2011 at 9:18 pm
purple0528 SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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;) youre awesome! keep writing!!
milforce SILVER said...
on Nov. 2 2011 at 3:48 pm
milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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Thanks so much! I'm glad you can tell that I really tried my best on this!
milforce SILVER said...
on Nov. 2 2011 at 3:47 pm
milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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Haha, thanks Nicole!
NiklausMikaelson1864 SILVER said...
on Nov. 2 2011 at 12:26 pm
NiklausMikaelson1864 SILVER, Southwest Harbor, Maine
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&quot;Please note that I am saying this as I twirl my metaphorical mustache.&quot; ~Talon McCallister

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Great job! You must've put a lot of effort into this and it shows!
purple0528 SILVER said...
on Nov. 2 2011 at 8:15 am
purple0528 SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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This is so good! I can't wait to read more! Thanks Jeb ;)
milforce SILVER said...
on Nov. 1 2011 at 3:42 pm
milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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Thanks so much and I'll certainly try!
kingofwriters BRONZE said...
on Nov. 1 2011 at 2:11 pm
kingofwriters BRONZE, DeWitt, Michigan
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&quot;Books are a uniquely portable magic.&quot; - Stephen King<br /> <br /> I love books, and I love technology, but I don&#039;t want to see the latter overwhelm the former. I just think books are meant to be pages you turn, not screens you scroll through.

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I liked this book a lot! You used great writing techniques and I can really tell you thought hard about the way Rat would sound.  

 Keep up the good writing! :)

milforce SILVER said...
on Nov. 1 2011 at 6:29 am
milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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&quot;Those who have the ability to act, have the responsibility to act.&quot;

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Thank you so much. I'll try to get more up pretty soon here
Garnet77 PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 1 2011 at 3:08 am
Garnet77 PLATINUM, Sinagpore, Other
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&quot;Everything&#039;s a triangle.&quot; ~ My mother<br /> <br /> &quot;Write what you love, write what you care about, because sometimes, it&#039;s the easiest way to be heard.&quot;

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The first thing I noticed when I started reading was the voice of the character. You've really made Rat believable while there are still things I want to know about him. Also, great job at making such a vivid picture in both chapters. I was really able to follow as Rat went from scene to scene. The only thing that bothered me was that there are a lot of characters that I'm only getting glimpses of, but then again, I get the feeling that Rat is almost in a rush, so that might work. I'm hoping to see more soon! :)
milforce SILVER said...
on Oct. 31 2011 at 3:42 pm
milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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Thank you so much, I'm glad you like it!
ThePhoenixRising BRONZE said...
on Oct. 31 2011 at 2:45 pm
ThePhoenixRising BRONZE, Macomb, Michigan
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It&rsquo;s not that I&rsquo;m so smart, it&rsquo;s just that I stay with problems longer.<br /> &mdash;Albert Einstein<br /> Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.<br /> &mdash;Albert Einstein<br /> I don&rsquo;t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.<br /> &mdash;Bill Cosby<br /> Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur. (Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.)<br /> &mdash;Unknown Author<br /> Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.<br /> &mdash;Pablo Picasso

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LOVE this book! The great beginning captured me in! Great job!
milforce SILVER said...
on Oct. 30 2011 at 3:30 pm
milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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Thank you and I'll try my best to improve my writing!
milforce SILVER said...
on Oct. 30 2011 at 3:29 pm
milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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Thanks so much and I will definitely try my best to describe more in the future chapters!
purplemango SILVER said...
on Oct. 30 2011 at 10:45 am
purplemango SILVER, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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I very much like this book, so far! It's intriguing.. for some reason I can't stop thinking of the movie "Flushed Away" when I read it, which is funny,  because the two really have nothing in common...
But I agree with Emiri in saying perhaps some more descriptions of each character and the location would truly make it all pop out like its own little world.. you know? Just a thought. Keep writing!
Emiri said...
on Oct. 30 2011 at 10:07 am
Okay dokey, I love the plot of this book. It's ingenius, one of those... i dunno, Hunger Game kind of things. I love distopias, and stories about gangs. But teh thing is, everyboyd talks the same, which doesn't help the individuality of each of your characters. I'd also like more detail, like how Dinner Alley looks and smells and if the tunnels are neat or if they snake around or intersect each other. Keep writing.
milforce SILVER said...
on Oct. 21 2011 at 3:31 pm
milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
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&quot;Those who have the ability to act, have the responsibility to act.&quot;

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Thanks, I really appreciate it!
TheGirlWhoDancesWithSnowflakes SILVER said...
on Oct. 21 2011 at 8:35 am
TheGirlWhoDancesWithSnowflakes SILVER, Sunnyvale, Texas
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&quot;Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the world together.&quot; <br /> <br /> Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another,<br /> &quot;What! You too? I thought I was the only one.&quot;<br /> - C. S. Lewis

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I love everything about this story! The character Rat, who is quite a lovable character; the plot, something fresh in my mind. It's perfect! Good job! :)
milforce SILVER said...
on Oct. 20 2011 at 8:07 pm
milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
9 articles 0 photos 135 comments

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&quot;Those who have the ability to act, have the responsibility to act.&quot;

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Thank you! I'll post more soon!
Kvothe28 SILVER said...
on Oct. 20 2011 at 6:53 pm
Kvothe28 SILVER, Temecula, California
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Excuse me while I prepare my impromptu remarks. -Winston Churchill<br /> <br /> Tell it like it is, not how it was. -Jonathan<br /> <br /> Break it down like a fine English double-gun. -R. Bitoni

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I really liked the voice you created for Rat. I think the story could go just about anywhere, and I hope you post the rest soon.  =)
milforce SILVER said...
on Oct. 20 2011 at 3:49 pm
milforce SILVER, Bloomington, Illinois
9 articles 0 photos 135 comments

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&quot;Those who have the ability to act, have the responsibility to act.&quot;

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You really think it could be a movie? Thanks so much! And I'm trying my best to finish the next chapter but school keeps taking up my time...