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The reflection reflected a reflection of another reflection nearby. As I looked at the reflected reflections I wondered how long these reflections reflected each other. Did they reflect other reflections? Or did they just reflect the reflections that they've been reflecting. If something else reflective reflected and disrupted the other reflections would they still reflect what they were reflecting or would this new reflection reflect in place of the other reflection.
Upon reflecting on my thoughts I came to the conclusion that if a third reflection reflected in the other reflections that they would continue to reflect the reflections they had been reflecting, but the new reflection would reflect along with the other reflections. All these reflections made my head hurt, but I couldn't stop watching the reflected reflections reflecting each other. How they reflected the reflections was beyond me, but it was amazing all the same.
For hours I watched the reflections. Occasionally putting something between them so they could reflect it. The reflecting reflections never ceased to reflect the reflections that they reflected. I wished I could stay, but I had to go. I promised the reflections I'd be back tomorrow and watch them reflect the reflections.
When I returned the next day I discovered a new reflection reflecting with the other reflections. I was surprised to see that the new reflection reflected just as I thought it would reflect. Something was odd about the new reflection though. Then it hit me the reflection was actually two reflections reflecting off the other reflections. So in total there were four reflections reflecting each other. How could I be so foolish to not notice those other reflections.
A week later I had decided to name those reflecting reflections. The first two reflections I named Reflection and Reflect and I named the other two reflections Reflecting and Reflected. I believe the order in which they reflected each other was: Reflection reflected Reflect while Reflect reflected Reflection and Reflecting. Which made Reflection reflect Reflecting and Reflecting reflected Reflected and Reflect so Reflected would reflect Reflection as well as Reflecting.
One time Reflect reflected Reflecting and the others wouldn't reflect Reflect for a long time. Of course Reflect was forgiven and was once again reflected by Reflection, Reflected, and Reflecting. Three weeks later Reflection wasn't reflecting so well. I wasn't sure about what was wrong, but there was a large crack going down the front of Reflection.
Every day the crack got bigger and Reflection's reflections grew more obscure. The others tried to cheer Reflection up by reflecting the reflections that Reflection had once reflected. I realized that soon Reflection would no longer reflect the reflections.Thinking of that filled me with grief and I struggled against the jacket that constricted my arms. Another realization struck me. I was the reason why Reflection was breaking and can no longer reflect the reflections. That's why they put the jacket back on.
- by Seraphiel Inpercussus |
- Fiction
- | Submitted on 08/06/2009 |
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- Title: The Reflection
- Artist: Seraphiel Inpercussus
- Description: This was a story I wrote for a state writing test thing during school. It's about reflections =D Please read all of it before rating! Thanks for reading!
- Date: 08/06/2009
- Tags: reflecting
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Comments (4 Comments)
- Method1cal - 02/08/2012
- You lost me in paragraph 1 and i never found my way back. :S
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- Amber Tymez - 06/24/2010
- you're wrong in your counting because you see the reflection(1) of a reflection(2) which in itself is reflecting a reflection nearby(3) so you start with 3 reflections. You know what I'm saying? But I like it. Good job!
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- soccergrl_1217 - 08/11/2009
- how very confusing~ but very cool.
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- keahi123 - 08/06/2009
- reelly cool
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