{"id":229,"date":"2019-11-03T13:19:56","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T18:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afterhavoc.foxgear.net\/site\/?p=229"},"modified":"2022-12-28T16:09:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T21:09:55","slug":"a-box-ajar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afterhavoc.foxgear.net\/site\/index.php\/2019\/11\/03\/a-box-ajar\/","title":{"rendered":"A box ajar."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>It was the most beautiful thing you could ever see. Crafted by the Gods they said. Its very splendor was enhanced by the hundreds of flawless stones that adorned it. Rubies, diamonds, and gems sparkled as if they were the stars in the heavens above. Gifted as a treasure, warned never to be opened. A perfect prism. A hidden prison. Pandora questioned, Curiosity answered. The temptation allowed. What harm would come with just a peek?<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 Sins unleashed! Evil and Hate filled the air!<\/p>\n<p>Death and despair crawled and spread. A gasp! A horror! The beauty faded, cracked and crumbled. The gems darkened\u2026 She cried, \u201cOh what, what have I done?!\u201d The jar, a box of nightmares unleashed. The world burned. Tears fell. A sparkle. A shimmer. Something reflected in the void that once was\u2026 A shard of hope was all that remained in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>Note: I totally forgot I wrote this and place it in on the Book of Faces on Nov 3, 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/afterhavoc.foxgear.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Opened_up_a_Pandoras_box-178x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afterhavoc.foxgear.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Opened_up_a_Pandoras_box-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/afterhavoc.foxgear.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Opened_up_a_Pandoras_box-768x1297.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afterhavoc.foxgear.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Opened_up_a_Pandoras_box-607x1024.jpg 607w, https:\/\/afterhavoc.foxgear.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Opened_up_a_Pandoras_box-300x507.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afterhavoc.foxgear.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Opened_up_a_Pandoras_box.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pandora By Frederick Stuart Church &#8211; 1884<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It was the most beautiful thing you could ever see. Crafted by the Gods they said. 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