Monday, October 15, 2007

:synopsis: Migration Path

The scene unfolds on a pristine beach on a tropical island where the waves of the ocean lap rhythmically against the pebbled shoreline. The tree line is thick with vegetation and lush foliage with palm trees dotting the length of the beach. A turtle struggles over the pebbles on the shore as waves wash over him.

Without warning, a cloud of birds bursts from the tree line screeching for their lives. The vegetation shakes, the island’s peaks groan and the ocean falls from view. Sand and rocks slide toward the edge of the beach and disappear. The little turtle tumbles over edge as more of the beach falls away. The turtle hits the surface of the ocean and survives narrowly missing the debris that splashes all around him. A large head with a huge eye surfaces from nearby and rises into the air. It is attached to a long neck and an enormous body encrusted with rocks and barnacles.

The tortoise island is slowly lumbering toward the harbor of a large metropolis. Suddenly, the little turtle is joined by other little turtles. Together they follow.

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