<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[&#039;Homecoming&#039; Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[sueannbowlingauthor]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/author/sueannbowlingauthor/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Six Sentence Sunday]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><em>Once again I am offering a piece, contiguous with <a title="Six Sentence Sunday" href="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/six-sentence-sunday-ian1-sixsunday-12/" target="_blank">last week’s</a>, from War’s End. Coralie is mentally linked with her dog, Bounce, who is searching for the others stranded on this strange planet. Last week wound up with a comment that the dog’s vision seemed blurred and colorless to Coralie.</em></p>
<p><a href="http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula/pr2000023b/"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4849" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/six-sentence-sunday-ian1-sixsunday-13/wr136/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/wr136.png" data-orig-size="394,400" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="WR136" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;WR136 tears apart a shell of gas: Hubble&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/wr136.png?w=296" data-large-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/wr136.png?w=394" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4849" title="WR136" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/wr136.png?w=295&#038;h=300" alt="WR136 tears apart a shell of gas: Hubble" width="295" height="300" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/wr136.png?w=295&amp;h=300 295w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/wr136.png?w=148&amp;h=150 148w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/wr136.png 394w" sizes="(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px" /></a>But Bounce&#8217;s vision did seem brighter ahead, and when Coralie pivoted in place she could see that it was lighter in one direction&#8211;the direction Bounce was heading toward.  Then Kelty&#8217;s voice rang out again.  &#8220;Bounce!  I can see Bounce!&#8221;</p>
<p>The dog hadn&#8217;t seen Kelty yet, though she heard him and his scent surrounded her.  Coralie urged her to look up at the same time she shouted, &#8220;Wave your arms if you can.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>This snippet is part of <a href="http://sixsunday.com/" target="_blank">Six Sentence Sunday</a>, a web ring of authors who post six sentences from something they have written in any stage from first draft to published. This one is part of a trilogy in the polishing stage.  To find other snippets, click on the logo below.<a href="http://sixsunday.com/"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="2623" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/six-sentence-sunday-ian1-sixsunday-samplesunday-2/sssundaylogo/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/sssundaylogo.png" data-orig-size="300,66" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="SSSundaylogo" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Six Sentence Sunday Logo&lt;/p&gt;
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