It must have existed—maybe still did, in some dusty library. The analysis was fool-proof.
“The stats don’t lie,” Robin said. “In this quadrant of the graph, there’s a story where Galahad gets Guinevere and Arthur’s cool with it.”
Will saw words blooming—on the walls, hanging from trees, across the pavement—and scoffed. “Stats! An infinite number of monkeys, right?”
But Robin knew. From textual variance in the legends, he reconstructed scattered paragraphs of the lost story. He’d show Will the branching map of Arthurian myth.
But Will Scarlet had slipped out and was cuddling Marian on the porch.
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Neil MacDonald Author 
he reconstructed scattered paragraphs of the lost story…. a mammoth task, yet so soul-satisfying.
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Thanks so much, Reena
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Dear Neil,
I loved the words blooming on the walls. Lovely literary feast.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks so much, Rochelle
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Ah, and we find another variation of a myth, don’t we? And Robin’s cool with it… Good one.
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Robin probaby isn’t cool with it. He doesn’t know yet
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Wouldn’t want to be in Will’s place when Robin finds out and sends the hit man John after him. Or is this a variant where John is a …?
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Not a good move Robin!
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Thank for reading, Keith
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Will Scarlett is quite the cad! Enjoyed the alternative Hood story.
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It’s love. A force beyond his ability to control
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Love this! A story where Robin Hood engages in digital textual analysis on the legends of King Arthur – wonderful!
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Yeah. A bit of a stretch, I know
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Funny how continuing themes timelessly intertwine…
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The same stories, over and over
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A challenging idea, if Robin Hood returns, so also do the bad guys.
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But maybe the Sheriff of Nottingham returns as an insurance salesman
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Oh no, not Galahad. He was a perfect being — asexual.
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And totally trusted by Arthur
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Full marks for originality, Neil.
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Thanks so much, Sandra
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I am not quite familiar with original one but I enjoyed your version of story
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Thanks so much, Vartika
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I ditto the full marks for originality here. Good to rework an old story.
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Two old stories in fact
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Well conceived and written, Neil. One must have one’s priorities. 🙂
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Thanks so much, Bill
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An unexpected ending to a most word-satisfying story 🙂
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Thanks so much, Linda
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Will’s engaging in a bit of his own textual variance it seems.. Poor Robin – he’s been my hero since forever. I just loved where you went with this prompt, Neil. Fantastic.
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Thanks so much, Margaret
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Quite a distraction.
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The graph? Or Maid Marian?
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The creativity behind this piece is really amazing. Nice work!
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Thanks so much, Patricia
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there are so many myths surrounding this king that it makes me wonder whether he was real or not. i did visit his said tomb in glastonbury. 🙂
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He is almost entirely made of imagination
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So Will looks for justification.
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Perhaps Robin does
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Ha, clever! I wonder if Robin will be “cool with it”? 🙂
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Very probably not
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Hmmm… Maid Marian? Perhaps not.
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There is a universe in which it happens
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Yep, hormones are more important than history lessons. Marian knows how it works.
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Marian is blameless. Probably
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What an image, words blooming on the walls. Now that’s a story to tell. I love the idea Robin is cool with it,. Story mash with purpose haha.
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I’m not sure Robin is cool with it at all. He just hasn’t found out yet
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