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Title: Due Diligence
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words
Dianne’s heart raced. Today wasn’t a normal day. Usually she donned white cotton gloves to protect the delicate manuscripts and ancient texts she read. She searched the world requesting and gaining access to rare volumes written in arcane languages. The ink faded and difficult to read. It was worse when the ink eroded the paper leaving lace and obliterating meaning.
Today a rented boat and diver waited. They knew only what she needed them to know. If her research was correct, she would find the evidence she needed to confirm her conclusion. Today she hoped to find the sunken treasure.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Loved your descriptions of the manuscripts. Nice take on the prompt.
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Thank you. This was a fun one.
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Dear Jo,
Wonderful take on the prompt. Hope she finds what she’s looking for after all of that research. Great descriptions.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting.
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I have to agree with the above! Wonderful descriptions, Jo!
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Thank you.
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Love the bookish feel of the first paragraph, which is a great contrast to the suspense of the second. Let’s hope her research is correct and she manages to get the treasure past the divers.
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Yes, but we know how most treasure hunt go, they just lead to another clue. Thank you for your comment. 🙂
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I like this different take on sunken treasure. So interesting 🙂
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I am glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the kind words.
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