Murder Mystery Set in My School

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Murder Mystery Set in My School

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Adams' Grammar School Murder Mystery

Chapter 1: The Death Of An Earthworm

A new day dawned on Adams' Grammar School. It was a Tuesday in early

March, bright with the promise of Spring. The sunlight glinted off the

golden hands of the ancient school clock, momentarily dazzling Mr R.

Jones, veteran teacher of history, as he moved busily about the

grounds in search of the disappearing textbooks. The school seemed to

light up with every footfall, painted with a brush of tranquillity and

joy. He passed Mr Cripps' lesson, in which a stimulating lecture on

igneous rocks had been interrupted by visitors. The younger man was

now busily engaged in describing the wonders of chemistry to the

prospective parents. They were highly impressed, if not a little

bemused.

Mr Jones drifted past a window, through which a pair of Sixth Formers

could be seen socialising in their common room. One checked his watch,

and trotted merrily off to his next lesson. The other retired to the

library for study, settling down under the warm, comforting glow of

the lights. His studious endeavours would put him in good stead for

the test next lesson.

Despite his urgency, the experienced teacher could not help slowing to

appreciate the beauty of the day. The gentle warmth and the cool,

refreshing breeze invited a kind of joyful lethargy. It was as if

comfortable blanket lay over the school, suppressing all ideas of

exigency or obligation. In the staffroom, Mr Brown sat down with his

customary cup of tea, and, some...

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sustenance for the murderers, policemen and innocent victims of the

future. Neil Gibbs had never been aware of his importance in this

great cycle, but the earthworm had. The horror of the loss of life,

the wish for vengeance, all the emotions which so complicate human

existence, are irrelevant detail to the world, millennia old. But the

trade that was life for life, the ending that created beginnings, was

of infinite significance.

The children of the earthworm were content, travelling slowly through

the underground passageways that were their realm. One, indisputable

fact defined their existence. Complex man might find the two words

that express it trite or foolish, but creatures of the divine

simplicity of earthworms are able to perceive their profundity.

They knew that life continues, and that pleased them.

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