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b'Words\\nIt all began on Facebook, of course, when a bored young lady challenged her fellow writing friends to come up with a story that was just six words long. Why six? Don\\u2019t shoot the messenger! As somebody who until that moment had never written a six-word sentence \\u2013 let alone a six-word story (what with all those dashes and brackets for irritating yet important afterthoughts) \\u2013, Mick\\u2019s initial reaction had been to admit defeat gracefully: You win. I lose. So what?\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Needless to say, however, Mick ended up succumbing to the challenge, and even went so far as to record his first Mikicast and post it on YouTube (where it languishes to this day \\u2013 but that\\u2019s another story). Anyway, Mick\\u2019s Sikicast went something like this:\\nSikiatures\\nsix silly six-word stories in sixty-six seconds\\n1\\nOnce upon a time I cried.\\n2\\n-Marry me!\\n-Piss off!\\n-Fair enough.\\n3\\nWoke up . . . got up . . . threw up.\\n4\\n-Was it you?\\n-Yes it was.\\n5\\n-Hey, mind the gap!\\n-What gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\\n6\\nHere lies Mike Church. Silly sod.\\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\\nIf you enjoyed this Mikiature, please show your appreciation by donating six cents to a worthy cause or tramp.'