Word of the Day

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Does this say Illya Kuryakin to you?

Factotum

[fak-TOH-dəm]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Latin, mid-16th century

1. An employee who does all kinds of work.

Examples of Factotum in a sentence

"I made the ink; I was warehouseman, and every thing, and, in short, quite a factotum.' — Benjamin Franklin"

"You'd better give him a raise; he's a real factotum."

The ABC Affair: Stonehenge. Chapter 4 Letter D

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Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3

The Prompts: druids, ditch

There was some discussion about the BBC crew’s presence as that would make keeping what the agents were investigating under wraps nearly impossible.

Napoleon, ever the strategist, came up with a plan, and it would require his partner’s skills at sabotage

Illya’s reaction was to simply flash one of his crooked half-smiles.

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The ABC Affair - Stonehenge - Chapter 4 - Letter D

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Prompt: Dolerite
Title: "The Three Spheres of Stonehenge Affair," Act D: By Moonlight
Author: Rose of Pollux
Word Count: ~530
Summary: Napoleon and Illya play the waiting game--and then things proceed to get weirder.

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