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      <title>Caught in the Rain</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Author&#39;s Note:&lt;/strong&gt; This originally written piece re-creates a story whose title and author I unfortunately cannot remember. To my knowledge, it&amp;rsquo;s no longer available online, as it was part of Mason&amp;rsquo;s Tied and True Tales, a site which unfortunately was taken down before being revived with only some of its original content. I remained true to the plot and Mason&amp;rsquo;s tendency to combine fetish and rainwear themes as best I could remember, while adding my own flavor to fill in any gaps. Being denied the chance to thank the original author personally for their fine work, I hope they will settle for this homage.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>If Found</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;She had to be crazy. Absolutely crazy to do something like this. It was dangerous. It was foolish and obscene. But the very thought made her heart race. She felt alive and sexy and spontaneous, like she hadn&amp;rsquo;t felt in years. She had to do it, and quickly, before her better judgment sealed her back into the dungeon of a failed marriage.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All because the roof needed new shingles. That was her chance, perhaps the last she&amp;rsquo;d have for years. She called and set up a time with him, the man she coveted so dearly, and he came that Friday leading a three-man crew. His was the most handsome face she&amp;rsquo;d ever seen. He was broad, chiseled from his line of work. He towered as he stood before her, short brown hair matching his eyes. When she got home from work she brought a pitcher of water to them. Even the September sun could beat down, and from the moment he used his shirt to dab sweat from his face, she knew. She knew it was time to resurrect an old fantasy, and she wanted him there with her.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Paradice Lost</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Author&#39;s Note:&lt;/strong&gt; The following is Part 1 of a sequel to The Dice Game. Enjoy!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 1: Revealed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Dice Game took on a life of its own. For its three inventors, like most people, college was a time of self-definition and preparation for the rest of their lives. But it was also a time apart-a time when the excessive could seem reasonable and when identity was a work in progress. By the start of their senior year, these women hardly resembled the fledgling girls they had been just a year or two before. They had blossomed, and so had the Dice Game.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Dice Game</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Author&#39;s Note:&lt;/strong&gt; A fictional story for fantasy and enjoyment only. A sequel exists if there is interest, and of course feedback is always welcome!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cheri, Laura, and Gwen were best friends but almost nothing alike.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gwen was aggressive and passionate. She&amp;rsquo;d competed in gymnastics as a child and still practiced a little for fun and exercise. She also captained the university&amp;rsquo;s debate team and was bound to be a high priced lawyer someday, which got her into trouble when she contradicted her professors a little too much. The short-haired brunette hardly went a day without talking about her next hiking trip to the mountains.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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