12/17/22 Gold Mines

 Gold Mines

Alone is his mineshaft, Everman picked away at the earth, doing what every other man was doing down there, searching for gold. Readings through the stone had picked up a large deposit somewhere around the area where they were mining. So many tunnels had been dug but the gold was still elusive.

Many men came to the mines, despite the dangers. So many had been lost in the tunnels, mysterious disappearances were very common. But they all had their heart set on the gold, and the riches it would bring, so they continued to mine.

As Everman struck his pick again and again, he did it. In the wall where the rock had just fallen, a small shimmer caught his eye. He gasped as he stared at it. Before calling out he wanted to be sure that he’d found it, and maybe snag some to keep for himself. With a new energy he dug away at the rock, the shimmer of gold growing bigger and bigger and the rocks fell away.

After a few minutes, Everman stood in front of a wall of pure gold. “GOLD! I FOUND THE GOLD!” He called through the shafts. From around him he heard the sounds of picking stop and turn into heavy footsteps coming towards him. “I DID IT! I REALLY-” Before Everman could finish his cry of joy the gold began to rumble. It became like a liquid and quickly absorbed Everman before sinking away into the stone.

As the miners arrived at Everman’s shaft they found nothing. No gold, no Everman. “Another one to report to the supervisor I guess,” said one of the miners with a sigh. The group walked away, back to their shafts to try and find the gold.


The End

12/17/22

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