Finish the Story week 39! by amirani

View this thread on steempeak.com
· @amirani · (edited)
$11.50
Finish the Story week 39!
Here's my entry for this week's #finishthestory contest, brought to us, once again, by the lovely people of @bananafish!

This week's prompt was about something I really enjoy, and with which I like to experiment sometimes. It was hard for me to comprise my final to a 500 (and a little more!) piece, as I just wanted to go on and on with this story.

However, hope you enjoy! : )

<center>**............................................**</center>

<center> A Thousand Windows</center>
<center>by @f3nix</center>

From the Little Ararat’s peak, Vartan "tiger's eye" observed his hometown, Yerevan. In the ample pocket of his tunic, well sheltered from the harsh wind, his squat fingers played with two graceful jade discs, while his steed, foaming with fatigue, seemed suddenly reinvigorated at the sight of home after months of traveling. If it had not been an animal, it would seem that he was moved. In Vartan's eyes, the only veil was that of travel fatigue.

Armenian merchant of precious stones, merchant son of merchants, he did not care how dangerous the journey was, nor how many moons had rotated above the long caravan: his mind was a precision balance that incessantly weighed and estimated without respite Indian emeralds, Burmese rubies, Pakistani aquamarines. This was Vartan's life since the cradle: he made a profit, and he did it surprisingly well.

A brisk early March night, something unexpected happened to him: he had a dream. Being an unusual experience for him, he awoke to throw in a far corner of the room the brocaded bedspread, upset and wet with sweat despite dawn’s breeze. In his family no one used to dream, there was no space for these frivolities. If he reflected well, maybe a couple of times he had dreamed of carving a gem or making a good deal, but he never came across those surreal dreams like a sand mirage in the ocean. After that episode, dreams began to visit him more and more frequently, as the unstoppable progression of pot-bellied drops in an August downpour. Frankly, it was a very unfortunate situation for Vartan, who was soon forced to invent every kind of wild night escapade to justify the increasingly evident dark circles under his eyes.

Then one day, while he was dreaming, the unthinkable happened: he suddenly perceived that he was in the dream. That first experience of dreamlike lucidity did not last long, nothing but an imperceptible beating of wings of awareness before the rules of the dream came back to swallow him and to dictate the story, relegating him to a mere spectator. Night after night, he began to acknowledge the laws that governed that world and how to bend them to his creative power. Thin and rarefied realms could become dense with colors, shapes, and perfumes. The Escheresque geometries of dancing fractals disobeyed space and time. Gradually, Vartan learned to attribute a new meaning and content to the term comprehension. For every new dream he was immersed in, the breath of those universes and his soul were united in one single essence longer and longer. In those dreams, Vartan traveled in the folds of reality, learned the language of angels and played dodges with them in the heart of perennial storms of unknown planets.

Soon, what was happening in Vartan's soul could not remain hidden to the eyes of the family, his friends, and the entire city of Yerevan.

<center>**........... My ending ............**</center>

Vartan spent more and more time dreaming, his eyes closed or opened, as he had discovered how to dwell in the kingdom of the eternal with his active mind. But for his family, active was the last word with which he could be defined. He soon lost interest in the financial value of precious stones and the art of trading, so he stopped contributing to his family’s funds.They reacted to this with indignation, then hostility, despair, and finally resignation.

As Vartan grew more silent and distant, his family tried unsuccessfully to bring him closer to the realm they inhabited. His father discovered one day that sapphires and rubies were still of interest to Vartan when, having exhausted his attemps to talk to his son, he brought a red stone as big as the eye of an adult bream and as clear and polished that it could be used as a prism, and placed in his son hand. Vartan looked at the stone and his pupils dilated with excitement as he wandered the depths of the crystal arrangements at levels of size and complexity that the human race would not discover for almost another half century. His father, mistaking his reaction for a sign that he was getting back to his old self, called the family, only to contemplate a silent Vartan who after looking at the ruby for a while, gave it back to his father with nothing but a smile, before closing his eyes to slumber once more.

Vartan did not contribute to his family’s table, but neither did he take from it. His only sustenance seemed to be tea from leaves that only Vartan could find. The first time he disappear to find these herbs, his family were greatly afraid of his abssence, although somewhat relieved. But he was back the next day, and now an empty cup with a curious smell rested along him in his room.

Then Vartan’s best friend was brought, as a last resource. The two were left alone and the friend talked about old and recent times, about himself, that he didn’t want an arranged marriage, and how he had to accommodate and provide for too many people… Vartan’s eyes remained closed, but his ears wiggled from time to time indicating he was listening, so his friend kept speaking until the moon was high in the sky and Vartan’s family asked him to leave. But when he was saying his goodbyes, Vartan opened his eyes and looked into his friend’s for a while. Entranced, he stayed another only looking through Vartan’s eyes, which have lost by now any sight of presence. He was eerily not there, but at the same time his aura filled the room, from his small movements to his breathing, to his unchanging facial expression… His company became that of a star, a tree or a mountain. 

The next day, his friend left the city to find his true calling, detached from his old so-called responsibilities, and calmer and more confident than anyone had ever seen him. From then on, everybody wanted to talk to Vartan, that mysterious man who was said to be a herald from worlds beyond, and that could see through the souls of men and women with just a long, lazy-eyed gaze.
👍  , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and 553 others
properties (23)
post_id67,174,652
authoramirani
permlinkfinish-the-story-week-39
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","format":"markdown","tags":["finishthestory","writing","storytelling","contest","art"],"users":["bananafish","f3nix"]}
created2018-12-09 01:20:27
last_update2018-12-09 01:21:06
depth0
children26
net_rshares18,797,262,308,154
last_payout2018-12-16 01:20:27
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value8.689 SBD
curator_payout_value2.812 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length6,444
author_reputation776,247,116,628
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (617)
@checky · (edited)
Possible wrong mentions found
This post contained some typos in its mentions that have been corrected in less than a day. Thank you for your quick edit !

###### If you found this comment useful, consider upvoting it to help keep this bot running. You can see a list of all available commands by replying with `!help`.
👍  
properties (23)
post_id67,174,656
authorchecky
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata"{"app":"checky\/0.3.2","tags":["mentions","bot","checky"],"details":{"banafish":["> for this week's #finishthestory contest, brought to us, once again, by the lovely people of <strong>@<em><\/em>banafish<\/strong>!\n> \n> This week's prompt was about something I really enjoy, and with which I like to"]},"format":"markdown"}"
created2018-12-09 01:20:36
last_update2018-12-10 01:20:39
depth1
children1
net_rshares553,907,167
last_payout2018-12-16 01:20:36
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length288
author_reputation933,254,300,796
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (1)
@amirani ·
Great checking! My mistake xP
properties (22)
post_id67,174,687
authoramirani
permlinkre-checky-re-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181209t012135360z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-09 01:22:15
last_update2018-12-09 01:22:15
depth2
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-16 01:22:15
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length29
author_reputation776,247,116,628
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@dirge ·
spooky. he's becoming completely detached from reality, and becomes a kind of 'wise man'.
👍  , ,
properties (23)
post_id67,177,844
authordirge
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181209t033303478z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-09 03:33:03
last_update2018-12-09 03:33:03
depth1
children5
net_rshares17,322,554,205
last_payout2018-12-16 03:33:03
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length89
author_reputation14,565,766,155,244
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (3)
@amirani ·
Spooky indeed! What I imagined happening was that as he got far from our reality, he was emptied of human pretention and intention, so when people talked to him, they were actually talking to a void, or more accurately, to themselves through Vartan. There is no intervention on his part, so people interpret his absence as what they want, they assign the meaning to his void. Sometimes we just need to talk away our struggles in order to obtain clarity, and they think this clarity comes from Vartan, but it doesn't...
👍  
properties (23)
post_id67,191,824
authoramirani
permlinkre-dirge-re-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181209t123514970z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-09 12:35:15
last_update2018-12-09 12:35:15
depth2
children4
net_rshares12,042,188,716
last_payout2018-12-16 12:35:15
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length518
author_reputation776,247,116,628
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (1)
@erh.germany ·
very interesting!
properties (22)
post_id67,206,316
authorerh.germany
permlinkre-amirani-re-dirge-re-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181209t193014421z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-09 19:29:36
last_update2018-12-09 19:29:36
depth3
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-16 19:29:36
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length17
author_reputation24,799,586,776,299
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@bananafish ·
A very  creative touch and spin from the prompt.  Excellently done, Amirani.  To the village he gave the precious gift of a "willing ear".   

-Bris
properties (22)
post_id67,227,247
authorbananafish
permlinkre-amirani-re-dirge-re-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181210t075754725z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-10 07:57:51
last_update2018-12-10 07:57:51
depth3
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-17 07:57:51
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length148
author_reputation11,364,636,663,857
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@f3nix ·
I wouldn't say spooky.. more like a sort of *satori*. Nice nice. This @amirani is the smoothest transition from the first half of the story and the particular fable style narration makes it very pleasant.
👍  
properties (23)
post_id67,235,730
authorf3nix
permlinkre-amirani-re-dirge-re-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181210t123958524z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"],"users":["amirani"]}
created2018-12-10 12:40:00
last_update2018-12-10 12:40:00
depth3
children1
net_rshares541,503,596
last_payout2018-12-17 12:40:00
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length204
author_reputation6,847,870,764,059
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (1)
@curie ·
Congrats on a Curie vote!
Hi amirani,
<div class="pull-right">
https://steemitimages.com/DQmXgrYG8AKimJKRSu2urPB5SPcftN6GCGx2gVJJMwBkuTu/Curie%20Logo%2075px.png
</div>
This post  has been upvoted by the Curie community curation project and associated vote trail as exceptional content (human curated and reviewed).  Have a great day :) <br>
 
Visit <a href="http://curiesteem.com/">curiesteem.com</a> or join the <a href="https://discord.gg/G6RPUMu">Curie Discord community</a> to learn more.
👍  
properties (23)
post_id67,188,283
authorcurie
permlinkre-finish-the-story-week-39-20181209t104036
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{}
created2018-12-09 10:40:36
last_update2018-12-09 10:40:36
depth1
children1
net_rshares542,516,806
last_payout2018-12-16 10:40:36
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length466
author_reputation542,555,842,389,955
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (1)
@amirani ·
Thanks a million!!
properties (22)
post_id67,191,864
authoramirani
permlinkre-curie-re-finish-the-story-week-39-20181209t104036-20181209t123633556z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-09 12:36:33
last_update2018-12-09 12:36:33
depth2
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-16 12:36:33
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length18
author_reputation776,247,116,628
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@scrawly ·
$0.09
I like how you continue the story, you maintain the mystery and manages to expand the fantasy :).
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
Congrats on your second curie vote ^_^.
👍  , , ,
properties (23)
post_id67,189,462
authorscrawly
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181209t112314383z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-09 11:23:15
last_update2018-12-09 11:23:15
depth1
children1
net_rshares150,781,491,989
last_payout2018-12-16 11:23:15
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.070 SBD
curator_payout_value0.022 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length215
author_reputation38,508,407,201,933
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (4)
@amirani ·
Thanks for kindly reading! : D
properties (22)
post_id67,256,807
authoramirani
permlinkre-scrawly-re-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181210t224032561z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"tags":["finishthestory"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-12-10 22:40:36
last_update2018-12-10 22:40:36
depth2
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-17 22:40:36
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length30
author_reputation776,247,116,628
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@steemitboard ·
Congratulations @amirani! You have completed the following achievement on the Steem blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :

<table><tr><td>https://steemitimages.com/60x70/http://steemitboard.com/@amirani/voted.png?201812091101</td><td>You received more than 1000 upvotes. Your next target is to reach 2000 upvotes.</td></tr>
</table>

<sub>_[Click here to view your Board of Honor](https://steemitboard.com/@amirani)_</sub>
<sub>_If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word_ `STOP`</sub>



**Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:**
<table><tr><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@steemitboard/5jrq2c-steemitboard-saint-nicholas-day"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/64x128/http://i.cubeupload.com/mGo2Zd.png"></a></td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@steemitboard/5jrq2c-steemitboard-saint-nicholas-day">Saint Nicholas challenge for good boys and girls</a></td></tr></table>

> Support [SteemitBoard's project](https://steemit.com/@steemitboard)! **[Vote for its witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1)** and **get one more award**!
properties (22)
post_id67,189,700
authorsteemitboard
permlinksteemitboard-notify-amirani-20181209t113102000z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"image":["https:\/\/steemitboard.com\/img\/notify.png"]}
created2018-12-09 11:31:03
last_update2018-12-09 11:31:03
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-16 11:31:03
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length1,178
author_reputation38,705,954,145,809
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@erh.germany ·
You did an excellent job of transforming it. You lead the reader well to the point where there is no hope that Vartan will ever become normal again. But then the bad changes into something good. 

A really interesting dynamic that I approve of and that points out a bit about how we can all influence the way things work in a system. That people will come to Vartan from now on instead of hiding him as crazy, bewitched, lost and insane: the best of all solutions.
👍  
properties (23)
post_id67,206,531
authorerh.germany
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181209t193613705z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-09 19:35:36
last_update2018-12-09 19:35:36
depth1
children1
net_rshares529,992,253
last_payout2018-12-16 19:35:36
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length464
author_reputation24,799,586,776,299
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (1)
@amirani ·
It is a great world, and there's space for all of us, even the most absent dreamers... We all have something to contribute to this existance, right? :]

Thanks for reading!
properties (22)
post_id67,257,014
authoramirani
permlinkre-erhgermany-re-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181210t224631564z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"tags":["finishthestory"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-12-10 22:46:33
last_update2018-12-10 22:46:33
depth2
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-17 22:46:33
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length172
author_reputation776,247,116,628
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@c-squared ·
c-squared-comment
<div class="pull-left">https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaSUWYsJ3AMUEMRqCSaoKJVNvtsbKm4fNAtmTidr8Uggc/C%20Squared%20Logo%20Transparency%20200px.png</div><br>This post was shared in the <a href="https://discord.gg/B8JFmJ4">Curation Collective Discord community</a> for curators, and upvoted and resteemed by the @c-squared community account after manual review.<br/>@c-squared runs a <a href="https://steemit.com/witness/@c-cubed/announcing-the-launch-of-the-new-c-squared-witness">community witness</a>. Please consider using one of your witness votes on us <a href ="https://steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=c-squared&approve=1">here</a>
properties (22)
post_id67,210,904
authorc-squared
permlink20181209t220159706z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"tags":["c-squared"]}
created2018-12-09 22:02:00
last_update2018-12-09 22:02:00
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-16 22:02:00
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length655
author_reputation7,922,986,006,650
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@bananafish · (edited)
I enjoyed your showing some of the perspective of Vartan's family as he changed drastically from who he'd been before.  Something that extreme isn't accepted with a shrug.  It's understandable that they'd run a gamut of emotions before landing at resignation.  Shown again through their mixed feelings when he was off collecting the leaves for though he was loved and they worried, his presence in his current state made them uncomfortable.

You told a great story of how  his journey and dreams affected the lives not only him but those in his village.  Instead of Vartan being cast aside by a village full of those focused only on physical needs, they learned the value of not dismissing dreams (and the inner truths they reveal) as mere frivolity. 

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious as to the name and location (a hand-drawn map will do) of those herbs.  😉 

Congratulations for receiving a vote from the Curie community for your wonderful story!

-Bris
properties (22)
post_id67,227,254
authorbananafish
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181210t075804636z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-10 07:58:03
last_update2018-12-10 07:58:27
depth1
children1
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-17 07:58:03
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length963
author_reputation11,364,636,663,857
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@amirani ·
haha! Those herbs are for lucid dream dwellers only, sorry! You finding and using them, and me drawing you a map, might be considered illegal in many countries! 

Thanks for another week of a great contest and your comment :}
properties (22)
post_id67,257,168
authoramirani
permlinkre-bananafish-re-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181210t225048725z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"tags":["finishthestory"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-12-10 22:50:48
last_update2018-12-10 22:50:48
depth2
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-17 22:50:48
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length225
author_reputation776,247,116,628
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@cyemela ·
Vartan the Wise! Enjoyed how you describe how his life changes. It's good to know that this change doesn't have to be a bad thing. People even like him more. Well done.
properties (22)
post_id67,243,975
authorcyemela
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181210t161022365z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"app":"steemit\/0.1","tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-10 16:10:27
last_update2018-12-10 16:10:27
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-17 16:10:27
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length168
author_reputation16,939,043,717,876
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@marcoriccardi ·
$0.03
I like the transition from a material life to a spiritual one. Vartan is a gem cutter and merchant, what's more material than stones and metal (money)? But after he let himself go into the dreaming, he becomes like a "gem cutter" of souls, a person apparently passive but able to influence the lives of others for the better.
👍  ,
properties (23)
post_id67,257,605
authormarcoriccardi
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181210t230322237z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"tags":["finishthestory"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-12-10 23:03:21
last_update2018-12-10 23:03:21
depth1
children0
net_rshares52,434,640,752
last_payout2018-12-17 23:03:21
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.023 SBD
curator_payout_value0.007 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length325
author_reputation6,456,542,290,346
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (2)
@stever82 ·
Indeed that was well done.  Let him become a herald to new worlds.
properties (22)
post_id67,291,943
authorstever82
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181211t174524695z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"tags":["finishthestory"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-12-11 17:45:24
last_update2018-12-11 17:45:24
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-18 17:45:24
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length66
author_reputation94,526,930,487,415
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@theironfelix ·
$0.06
<center><i>A lil’ something for @amirani:</i><br><br><br>A mystic, a merchant.<br> Long detached, long alive.<br> Here again, but unsure.<br> So quiet, sound silence.<br> So fabled, yet living.<br><br> Desiring nothing, but sleep.<br> People listened, he stared.<br> Enlightenment, noiseless.<br> Darkening eyes, rebirth.<br> Unwrestled kin, and cared.<br><br> Unexamined life, past.<br> A life worth living, praxis.<br> (In)Action saved him, praised.<br> His philosophy, cheered!<br> Demystified, acclaimed.<br><br> So long live the Vartan!<br>
Upvot’d and resteem’d!
![97ACE443-FB0D-4179-990F-12C30A3C4869.gif](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmezrpenPWyKbv9A4zuxsC3TRXNL5Kkcki4hK1vVa1XUaf/97ACE443-FB0D-4179-990F-12C30A3C4869.gif)</center>
👍  ,
properties (23)
post_id67,304,102
authortheironfelix
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181212t002158715z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"image":["https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmezrpenPWyKbv9A4zuxsC3TRXNL5Kkcki4hK1vVa1XUaf\/97ACE443-FB0D-4179-990F-12C30A3C4869.gif"],"app":"steemit\/0.1","users":["amirani"],"tags":["finishthestory"]}
created2018-12-12 00:21:57
last_update2018-12-12 00:21:57
depth1
children2
net_rshares105,614,007,327
last_payout2018-12-19 00:21:57
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.047 SBD
curator_payout_value0.015 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length741
author_reputation14,454,397,707,459
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (2)
@amirani ·
!!! This is fantastic, I can't even find the words to show my appreciation. I'm so thankful for having found this community with such amazing members. I'm keeping this poem in my heart (and a little .txt file too haha!). You're unquestionably the god of comments.

<center>**The passion this Felix puts into reviewing our work fills me with 
D E T E R M I N A T I O N**</center>

<center>![under.gif](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcVSiRJiPboSnTdpBbEZcXCt6RYT2Wun5DNBpRtxnmyhN/under.gif)</center>
properties (22)
post_id67,346,366
authoramirani
permlinkre-theironfelix-re-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181212t225837292z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"tags":["finishthestory"],"app":"steemit\/0.1","image":["https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmcVSiRJiPboSnTdpBbEZcXCt6RYT2Wun5DNBpRtxnmyhN\/under.gif"]}
created2018-12-12 22:58:39
last_update2018-12-12 22:58:39
depth2
children1
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-19 22:58:39
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length498
author_reputation776,247,116,628
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@theironfelix ·
<center><i>Seeing a Undertale reference fills yah with Detemmienation</i>
![Temmie.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUYC7n4jjtydZZw846QhepFyb68xq58ZvsHvBH8ENoAuR/Temmie.png)</center>
properties (22)
post_id67,350,710
authortheironfelix
permlinkre-amirani-re-theironfelix-re-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181213t014425796z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"tags":["finishthestory"],"app":"steemit\/0.1","image":["https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmUYC7n4jjtydZZw846QhepFyb68xq58ZvsHvBH8ENoAuR\/Temmie.png"]}
created2018-12-13 01:44:33
last_update2018-12-13 01:44:33
depth3
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-20 01:44:33
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length186
author_reputation14,454,397,707,459
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@tristancarax ·
I do like how Vartan was able to change through his dreams into a better spiritual being. It is sad that the masses of people couldn't or wouldn't follow him, casting him off as "that one strange guy."

Nice piece.
properties (22)
post_id67,347,760
authortristancarax
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181212t234858401z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"tags":["finishthestory"],"app":"steempeak","community":"steempeak"}
created2018-12-12 23:49:00
last_update2018-12-12 23:49:00
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-19 23:49:00
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length214
author_reputation37,153,522,909,717
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@bananafish ·
Hoist the Bananafish colors! Our [40th Edition](https://steemit.com/finishthestory/@bananafish/finish-the-story-contest-week-40) is ready and waiting for you, brave storyteller.
properties (22)
post_id67,390,527
authorbananafish
permlinkre-amirani-finish-the-story-week-39-20181214t002028769z
categoryfinishthestory
json_metadata{"tags":["finishthestory"],"app":"steemit\/0.1","links":["https:\/\/steemit.com\/finishthestory\/@bananafish\/finish-the-story-contest-week-40"]}
created2018-12-14 00:20:27
last_update2018-12-14 00:20:27
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-12-21 00:20:27
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length177
author_reputation11,364,636,663,857
root_title"Finish the Story week 39!"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000