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Strangely, I can understand why there are no other comments on this story. What is there that needs to be said about excellence that speaks for itself?

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I appreciate that comment greatly. Thank you. It means a lot. There's always uncertainty about how some stories will be received. So I appreciate this.

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Story of the year...turn this into a book

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I appreciate that, but I think I said everything I wanted to say in this story as it is. But thank you.

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Maybe release a collection of your short stories?

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I’ve thought about it but don’t think I have enough yet.

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But when you do . . . I need another Alexander Hellene book on my shelf!

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Outstanding

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Thank you.

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I would have commented a lot earlier, but I couldn't remember the word "Mounodoulos" or your name and none of the other search terms worked. Anyway, I loved it. The setup is interesting, the resolution makes sense and might even be helpful. I wasn't sure what the tiger-creatures was supposed to map onto in the real world aside from "worse temptation." But I very much appreciate that the two characters were two sides of a coin - neither one was a complete man yet. I wish the second guy had gotten his maturity at the end, too, though.

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Daniel, thank you for the insightful comment. This was very much an allegory. As for the tiger, at the risk of over-explaining, the tiger represents feminine power. Felines generally are associated with the feminine, and the tiger is a powerful feline.

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Great stuff Alex! Just finished up; simple story, but really well executed with great symbolism

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I’m glad you liked it Rohan! Much appreciated.

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Great story. It reminded me a little bit of the 'Outer Limits' TV series minus the wanking.

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They didn’t have wanking on that show? Huh, I’m clearly misremembering things.

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