magisternihil's 100-word story for September 13, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on September 13, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Hugh stood for a moment, taking in the door. The vertical wood slats played contrast against the horizontal, multi-colored bricks, and all of it set into an alcove in what looked like a normal stone building. The yellow cones caught his eye, as did the mysterious “0b1” carved into the stone. What did it all mean? The flyer had said “Open Your Mind” so he was trying to do just that, take it all in, search for the intended meaning before he ventured inside to be immersed in metaphor. He just hoped everything didn’t go over his head as usual.

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