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Chapter 17 - The Winner Is
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Dorin and Seb sat in the lecture room with the rest of the students as the judges went around to see the photos.
"What do you think will win 1st prize?" Dorin asked Seb.
[Hard to tell.] Seb answered, [We might have our favorites, but it would depend entirely on the judges' discretion.]
"But if you were to choose, which one would you pick?"
['Shadow lace', How about you?]
"I like that photo of the moving lights, I'd like to capture something like that soon..."
[Hmph. Something like that is already common here in the city. Shadow lace is more interesting. The composition is unique and the lighting was perfect.]
"I guess so... How about my work? What do you think about my brick oven?"
Seb looked at the picture, the flames dancing inside the oven, the steam from the newly baked bread. [It's good, looks fit for a bakery commercial.]
"Commercial?" Dorin looked at him, questioning.
"Oh, the judging has begun!"
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