<html> <head> <title>55 word stories</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="birdstyle.css"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <!-- header --> <table id="Table_01" width="330" height="180" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center"> <tr> <td colspan="7"> <img src="images/title.gif" width="330" height="160" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="images/55words_02.gif" width="54" height="19" alt=""></td> <td> <a href="about.html"><img src="images/about.gif" width="46" height="19" alt="" border="0"></a></td> <td> <img src="images/55words_04.gif" width="16" height="19" alt=""></td> <td> <a href="guest.html"><img src="images/contact.gif" width="98" height="19" alt="" border="0"></a></td> <td> <img src="images/55words_06.gif" width="17" height="19" alt=""></td> <td> <a href="http://www.birdandmoon.com"><img src="images/home.gif" width="48" height="19" alt="" border="0"></a></td> <td> <img src="images/55words_08.gif" width="51" height="19" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> <!-- /header --> <!-- starting navigation --> <table id="Table_01" width="330" height="26" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center"> <tr> <td colspan="5"> <img src="images/line.gif" width="330" height="5" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="images/nav6_02.gif" width="48" height="21" alt=""></td> <td> <!--******--><a href="guest168.html"><img src="images/back.gif" width="40" height="21" alt="" border="0"></a></td> <td> <img src="images/nav6_04.gif" width="158" height="21" alt=""></td> <td> <!--******--><a href="guest170.html"><img src="images/next.gif" width="40" height="21" alt="" border="0"></a></td> <td> <img src="images/nav6_06.gif" width="44" height="21" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> </table> <!-- /starting navigation --> <center> <table width=337 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td> <div class="maintext"><br> Vladimir had grown accustomed to the constant convulsions, the painful swell every 3.7 seconds. The hiccups had lasted for almost 17 years. While Vladimir was doing laundry, he leaned over to pick up a pair of socks and suddenly they stopped. Vladimir felt a sudden panic - a deafening quiet. He feared he would go insane. <br><br><br> <div align="right">-by <a href="mailto:chrismeades@yahoo.com">Chris Meades</a></div><br> </div> </td> </tr> </center> <!-- ending navigation --> <table id="Table_01" width="330" height="26" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center"> <tr> <td colspan="5"> <img src="images/line.gif" width="330" height="5" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="images/nav6_02.gif" width="48" height="21" alt=""></td> <td> <!--******--><a href="guest168.html"><img src="images/back.gif" width="40" height="21" alt="" border="0"></a></td> <td> <img src="images/nav6_04.gif" width="158" height="21" alt=""></td> <td> <!--******--><a href="guest170.html"><img src="images/next.gif" width="40" height="21" alt="" border="0"></a></td> <td> <img src="images/nav6_06.gif" width="44" height="21" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> <!-- the bit about emailing --> <!-- /the bit about emailing --> </body> </html>