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	Miasmora & Wisric's Grand Meridellian Misadventure Collab with meercamaster184 by phadalusfish
	In the Margins The excitement of the morning's events and the fact that she'd only slept off a few scant hours of her exertions the night before caught up with Cleo not long after she and Tavasz got back to the Deserted Fairgrounds. by shinkoryu14
	The Adventures of Draikin and the Light Faerie Haskol led Draikin back through the citadel dungeon to the Mynci warden’s office once again. by jennythegreat
	The Heist at the Chocolate Factory. Collab with rascle90 & kikepv by sebaspet717
	A Haunted School, Hidden Deep in the Woods Jorlan started to get really worried. Where was Mayleen? He carefully walked out of what appeared to be a classroom and into the hallway.Collab with vicunas by greenj12356
	Shadow of the Night With a heavy sigh, Shadow glanced over once more at the Techo clock hanging on the wall of the shop. by lupekid_lover

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"Never Too Grumpy for the Holiday Spirit" by surging
The sun rose over the neighbourhood. Like clockwork the young Neopets of all species excitedly jumped out of bed to wake up their parents to see what gifts were under the tree. Sleepy parents made their coffee as they obliged their progeny, basking in the warmth of their happiness on what was otherwise a cold day. “Ugh,” sneered Theodor, a grumpy Ruki who lived at the end of the road, as he climbed out of bed and snapped the curtains shut. He was a loner by most standards. He hung out with his beloved Petpet Max the White Doglefox and not too many others. Although he preferred it that way, certain days of the year were harder than others. His parents were not around and he had been an only child. Not really any friends either. Others always either pitied him or feared him; he couldn’t always tell which of the two were worse, but as long as it kept them away from him it didn’t matter either way. He looked down at Max sleeping peacefully in his bed, feet kicking on occasion as if he were trying to run. Maybe in his dream he was running. Theodor used to have dreams. He wanted to run a bakery. But that never happened, for not everything is meant to be no matter how hard...

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