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May. 4th, 2013 12:29 pmAn officer stood on the sand, looking down at Ralph in wary astonishment. On the beach behind him was a cutter, her bows hauled up and held by two ratings. In the stern-sheets another rating held a sub-machine gun.
“Are there any adults—any grown-ups with you?”
Dumbly, Ralph shook his head. He turned a halfpace on the sand. A semicircle of little boys, their bodies streaked with colored clay, sharp sticks in their hands, were standing on the beach making no noise at all.
The officer continued. "Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD. I'm here to talk with you about the Avengers initiative...."
--Lord of the Flies, lost draft.
“Are there any adults—any grown-ups with you?”
Dumbly, Ralph shook his head. He turned a halfpace on the sand. A semicircle of little boys, their bodies streaked with colored clay, sharp sticks in their hands, were standing on the beach making no noise at all.
The officer continued. "Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD. I'm here to talk with you about the Avengers initiative...."
--Lord of the Flies, lost draft.