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Bodies of Art & Sing for your supper - Short stories

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Bodies of Art   South Cariboo Writers Guild challenge: Writing prompt. "You are travelling through Europe on a long dreamed of vacation. You find yourself at The Louvre close to closing time. The crowds are slowly filtering out of the building, but something holds you back. You linger, even though a security guard will surely arrive soon to usher you out. But the guard never arrives, and you wander lonely, dimly lit hallways in a daze, feeling as if you have somehow strayed into a dream. A thump echoes behind you. Then another and another. You whirl around to see a man lying prone on the floor. Beyond him, more human figures dot the expanse of the wide corridor. In horror, you realise that the paintings are now empty of personages, and they all lay as if dead on the floor around you....." Virgin_of_the_Rocks Leonardo da Vinci - Louvre version Bodies of art. Samuel Blondahl     I stood aghast and stared, my jaw open and my eyes wide. Shoc...