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This is Aztec gold … one of 882 identical pieces they delivered in a stone chest to Cortés himself. Blood money paid to stem the slaughter he wreaked upon them with his armies. But the greed of Cortés was insatiable. So the heathen gods placed upon the gold…a terrible curse. Any mortal that removes but a single piece from that stone chest shall be punished for eternity ... Buried on an Island of Dead what cannot be found except for those who know where it is. Find it, we did. There be the chest. Inside be the gold. And we took ‘em all. We spent ‘em and traded ‘em and frittered ‘em away on drink and food and pleasurable company. The more we gave ‘em away, the more we came to realize ... the drink would not satisfy, food turned to ash in our mouths, and all the pleasurable company in the world could not slake our lust. We are cursed men, Miss Turner. Compelled by greed, we were, but now we are consumed by it. There is one way we can end our curse. All the scattered pieces of the Aztec gold must be restored and the blood repaid.
The Goal: Return each one of the 882 plundered pieces of Aztec Gold to the Cave at Isla de Muerta
The Method: Submit as many pieces of Aztec gold you like, in the form of drabbles. Tell the story of your pieces of gold, and how the blood was repaid! Let your friends' list know!
The Deadline: The curse becomes permanent on January 1st, at midday!!! Can we beat it in time and triumph over those pesky Heathen Gods?
The Length/Format: The Code is not so much rules, as guidelines. Aim for 100 words but over or under a bit is absolutely fine. Any format -- poetry, song, prose, whatever -- is welcomed. Just make sure the gold is returned to the chest! If you are posting more than one drabble, please do it in separate posts, so each coin counts.
The Chest: THIS POST. Write your drabble and drop it in the chest, via "post comments"! Come on! Do it for the Gaffer!
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**circe_tigana will drabble the final piece belonging to the Turners.**
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