When the men in dark suits arrived in their big black cars some folk whispered about the discovery of an off shore oil field.

Other locals - those used to noticing the unnoticeable - wondered if the strangers had come to contain another leakage.

The thin fabric between realities was easily torn.

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This is a 50-word story written using @mariannewest's @freewritehouse prompt "off shore oil"

This is the 396th fifty-word story in the Humpbuckle Tales series. You can find all the tales reblogged on the @humpbuckletales account.

Humpbuckle Tales are 50-word stories set in the fictional world(s) of Humpbuckle-on-sea.

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