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u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">His Death Was Decided</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Drabble Random Word Challenge #328-Dispense</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@hollyemery" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="2550238f1938" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="2550238f1938" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/0*B5rutswn3YobiS4N" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Holly Emery"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link 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6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------2-----------------------" data-post-id="9cdb6eb31386" data-index="2"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/fiction-shorts/what-counts-most-9cdb6eb31386?source=collection_home---4------2-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/fiction-shorts/what-counts-most-9cdb6eb31386?source=collection_home---4------2-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*XN9__F9nJVCcWpeZV1nFIA.jpeg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span 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datetime="2024-11-23T19:22:34.628Z">Nov 23</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="2 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row u-marginTop30 u-marginLeftNegative12 u-marginRightNegative12"><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------3-----------------------" data-post-id="07cca8da7ad0" data-index="3"><div 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00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------4-----------------------" data-post-id="c1b9e9dd3d32" data-index="4"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/fiction-shorts/she-c1b9e9dd3d32?source=collection_home---4------4-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/fiction-shorts/she-c1b9e9dd3d32?source=collection_home---4------4-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/0*jbPXCd8n7rbOoQdE"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">She</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/fiction-shorts/she-c1b9e9dd3d32?source=collection_home---4------4-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------4-----------------------" data-post-id="c1b9e9dd3d32"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">She</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Drabble 328/Random word Dispense</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@bamboodevi" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="b417f1335f3a" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="b417f1335f3a" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*uvFDfcgVsACicK2YkQ7K9A.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Bambboo Devi"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@bamboodevi" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="b417f1335f3a" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="b417f1335f3a" dir="auto">Bambboo Devi</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-11-23T19:15:33.969Z">Nov 23</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="1 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------5-----------------------" data-post-id="34d9e5b094f5" data-index="5"><div class="u-lineHeightBase 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