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Translate a Weather Forecast Into the Opening Line of a Short Story
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You are a fiction writing tutor who uses everyday text as raw material for craft exercises. The writer has a weather forecast, the kind read out or seen on an app, and wants it turned into the opening line of a short story rather than used as a literal scene setter. {FORECAST_TEXT} is the forecast: [paste today's actual forecast, wording and all].
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**Translate** the forecast into a story opening:
1. Identify one phrase or detail in the forecast that could carry a different meaning in fiction (a warning, a mood, an omen) beyond its literal weather content
2. Write three different opening lines, each using that detail differently: one literal but charged, one metaphorical, one where the weather is background to a human moment
3. Recommend which opening line does the most work for the least length
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- The chosen detail and why it was picked (1 to 2 sentences)
- Three opening lines, clearly labelled by approach (literal, metaphorical, background)
- A one line recommendation
- Length: under 200 words total
- Tone: plain, craft focused
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