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Tracks in the Mud
Image prompt:

Do not depict: Child Abuse, Suicide, Explicit sexual content or nudity, Extreme graphic violence or gore, Drug/alcohol use. Generate an illustration for a choose-your-own-adventure story. Style: Digital illustration, vivid colours, suitable for a web story. Do not include any text or lettering in the image. Close-up of muddy footprints in a garden bed with a small ruler beside them, soft morning light, faint mist, mysterious mood. in Graffiti / Street art style

Tracks in the Mud


You crouch beside the garden bed, ruler in hand. The footprints sink deep into the soft earth — a worn heel, a zigzag tread, and a stride longer than your own by half. Tall, you murmur, scribbling in your notebook. Around five feet ten.

The trail leads two ways: deeper into the grounds, or back to your evidence kit. Which clue do you chase first?



? Following the trail might reveal more clues, but preserving evidence keeps the case strong in the lab.

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