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Welcome to The Magic Four-mula, a fic community designed to bring you some weekly inspiration and give you a fun challenge. Fanfic from any fandom is welcome, so is original fic!

Each Friday we'll post 4 words. Use all of them in a fic, anything from a hundred word drabble to an epic.

RULES OF THE GAME:
~ You can use the words anywhere in the fic: all in one sentence, sprinkled throughout, even in the title.
~ Use the words in any order, but keep them exactly as written, in the tense given (i.e. if the word is "forgot" use "forgot", not "forgotten" or "forgetting")
~ Post a link to your story. Instructions on how to do a fakecut to your own journal are below.
~ Please use a header with all appropriate information, including ratings and warnings.
~ Put the four words you used in the subject line. (You don't have to post in the same week you got the words, any time is fine.)
~ This community may link to gen, het, or slash. Please heed the authors' header warnings and ratings accordingly before you click.
~ Feel free to use the words in conjuction with other challenges if you need additional inspiration for your prompts.
~ Drop a comment on any mod post if you have any questions.

Sample Header:
<b> Title: </b> <b> Characters: </b> <b> Disclaimer: </b> <b> Rating: </b> <b> Warnings: </b> <b> Summary: </b> <b> A/N: </b>


To do a fakecut to your own journal, use this pattern, removing the spaces next to the brackets at the beginning and end.
< a href="URL OF YOUR STORY HERE">whatever text you want people to see here, like the title or a first line</a>

Additionally, I've added two prompt tables, just for fun. There's no claiming, you can use them however you like.

PROMPT TABLE ~ Fourteen Phrases:

01.	as the crow flies	02.	a picture's worth 1000 words	03.	changing horses midstream	04.	beat around the bush	05.	no stone unturned
06.	easy as pie	07.	a leopard can't change its spots	08.	with a grain of salt	09.	the cart's before the horse	10.	a lick and a promise
11.	less is more	12.	no rhyme or reason	13.	read between the lines	14.	sealed with a kiss	*	*

the code for "Fourteen Phrases":

<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td>01.</td> <td>as the crow flies</td> <td>02.</td> <td>a picture's worth 1000 words</td> <td>03.</td> <td>changing horses midstream</td> <td>04.</td> <td>beat around the bush</td> <td>05.</td> <td>no stone unturned</td> </tr> <tr> <td>06.</td> <td>easy as pie</td> <td>07.</td> <td>a leopard can't change its spots</td> <td>08.</td> <td>with a grain of salt</td> <td>09.</td> <td>the cart's before the horse</td> <td>10.</td> <td>a lick and a promise</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11.</td> <td>less is more</td> <td>12.</td> <td>no rhyme or reason</td> <td>13.</td> <td>read between the lines</td> <td>14.</td> <td>sealed with a kiss</td> <td>*</td> <td>*</td> </tr> </table>



PROMPT TABLE ~ Forty Words:

01.	salt	02.	waiting	03.	broom	04.	fruit	05.	ocean
06.	bewilder	07.	umbrella	08.	blanket	09.	cobblestones	10.	tower
11.	fish	12.	crystallize	13.	sweeten	14.	energy	15.	cake
16.	frog	17.	cloak	18.	restful	19.	bottle	20.	laughter
21.	plant	22.	palm	23.	horses	24.	rampant	25.	gentle
26.	green	27.	letter	28.	mistaken	29.	journal	30.	lantern
31.	tea	32.	enheartened	33.	wall	34.	echo	35.	grace
36.	wash	37.	cherished	38.	jumble	39.	ring	40.	season

the code for "Forty Words":

<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td>01.</td> <td>salt</td> <td>02.</td> <td>waiting</td> <td>03.</td> <td>broom</td> <td>04.</td> <td>fruit</td> <td>05.</td> <td>ocean</td> </tr> <tr> <td>06.</td> <td>bewilder</td> <td>07.</td> <td>umbrella</td> <td>08.</td> <td>blanket</td> <td>09.</td> <td>cobblestones</td> <td>10.</td> <td>tower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11.</td> <td>fish</td> <td>12.</td> <td>crystallize</td> <td>13.</td> <td>sweeten</td> <td>14.</td> <td>energy</td> <td>15.</td> <td>cake</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16.</td> <td>frog</td> <td>17.</td> <td>cloak</td> <td>18.</td> <td>restful</td> <td>19.</td> <td>bottle</td> <td>20.</td> <td>laughter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21.</td> <td>plant</td> <td>22.</td> <td>palm</td> <td>23.</td> <td>horses</td> <td>24.</td> <td>rampant</td> <td>25.</td> <td>gentle</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 26.</td> <td>green</td> <td> 27.</td> <td>letter</td> <td>28.</td> <td>mistaken</td> <td>29.</td> <td>journal</td> <td>30.</td> <td>lantern</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31.</td> <td>tea</td> <td>32.</td> <td>enheartened</td> <td>33.</td> <td>wall</td> <td>34.</td> <td>echo</td> <td>35.</td> <td>grace</td> </tr> <tr> <td>36.</td> <td>wash</td> <td>37.</td> <td>cherished</td> <td>38.</td> <td>jumble</td> <td>39.</td> <td>ring</td> <td>40.</td> <td>season</td> </tr> </table>



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