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Snow Globe
by Seven
Disclaimer:
Earth: Final Conflict and its characters are
copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company. All rights reserved.
Note from Author: Inspired
by my baby brother's new snow globe. His plays music, though. *wink* For
the appreciation of small, beautiful things, though it has no actual
plot.
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Da'an started a little in surprise when he saw the small, rounded object
on his chair. For a moment, he simply stared at the thing, then slowly picked
it up as he seated himself.
It was made of glass, fairly heavy, with a ceramic base. Inside was a tiny, spun-glass sphere, tinted blue and green and suspended by thin glass filaments. If he looked carefully, he could see tiny continents.
He frowned. Liam had probably left it here, but for what reason?
He transferred the heavy glass orb to his other hand, and almost dropped it in surprise. A tiny swirl of sparkling white seemed to rise from the bottom of it.
He shook it again, to see another sparkling cascade. Then he awkwardly flipped it over in his hand. Now the cascade became an avalanche, sending a sparkling white storm whirling over the tiny Earth. For a moment, the twinkling white particles danced in the water, then settled to the bottom.
Da'an was spellbound. For a long time, he simply sat and rocked the orb from one hand to the other, watching it. Then he rose and walked to a small alcove, hidden behind a sheet of virtual glass which he waved away.
He turned the snow globe over in his hand once more, then set it on the small shelf with a faint smile.
