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Out of the Corner of My Eye (30 Minute Writing Exercise) It began on a rainy day in June.  The world all a flutter with the sudden cooling of the warm day, and the fading of Spring.  The birds, particularly, seemed delighted.  The water soaking into the soil would surely bring up the worms, and a free and easy meal would soon be theirs. I stood, watching the Payne’s Gray world around me, moderately sheltered under the old Maple at the edge of our yard. I pulled up the collar of my jacket against the occasional wet blast from the branches above.  The tree was mischievous in a way, gathering rain in leafy nooks til they were full and