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Giant Mystery Blob at the Dawn of Time!

Great potential short story title, but in fact it's a news item.

first paragraph: comments?

The opening half of a short story appeared, entirely fleshed out with all the characters and the setting and even the little shiny plot sequins, in my brain sometime during my fever-ridden nap this evening. The second half of the story is, however, just as thoroughly a blank. Since I'm still running said fever, it's entirely possible this is crap. But, as a rough first paragraph, does it grab you?

    Cairnes called a meeting in the Hub, mandatory, 
   no acceptable excuses, not even if you were bleeding out 
   both ears with an axe sticking out the top of your head. 
   The way tempers were, the latter wasn't entirely implausible. 
   Though Liric was fairly certain there weren't any axes for 
   anyone to get their hands on, there being not a lot of need 
   for firewood on the Moon, still he wouldn't put it past 
   either group to be able to somehow produce one out of thin 
   air.