Seven Words of Power
“Each stone had been carefully chosen, matched to its fellows and carved with little whorls and the petals of flowers. The arch was complete.Akio stepped back and regarded his work. Then, taking a deep breath, he began to remove the wooden supports. As he dismantled the frame the stones’ weight shifted, the arch came together, and for the first time was one.Akio’s heart hammered as he withdrew the slats. He felt the arch tremble, and froze, his hands holding a piece of wood half-way through taking it away from the stone it supported. The arch’s tremble became a rumble.“Look out!” Norio, Akio’s father, cried.Akio jumped away, watching as the arch broke apart, barely escaping the heavy blocks of marble that tumbled to the earth. But he'd forgotten about the step ladder behind him. Suddenly he was looking up at the sky, finally smashing the back of his head into something hard. Finally, all was still.Akio coughed and rolled over. He immediately thought of his father.“Are you hurt?”
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