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10 HIVE and 400 POINTS!!! feel free join me in thanking her profusely.
our charitable judges may also recommend pixresteemer nominations to boot.
i would like to express my sincere appreciation to the generous sponsors of the entire shadow hunters community: 
the first to surmise what is making this shadow below gets a prize but there are also prizes for other guesses- mostly based on their entertainment value. it's not much fun if everybody's guesses are almost the same. creativity and humor shall be rewarded both in your guesses of the mystery shadow and engagement with other contestants
we also have a special prize- the highly ehived venwood prize which is given
for an extraordinary reply which stretches the limit of what is conceivable to the point where readers can't help but burst out in laughter or at least shake their head in wonder. the venwood prize shall only be awarded for advanced effort abounding with fantastical elucidation. a good one-liner just won't do,
monday night at midnight UTC the 18th guess the shadow contest closes
so there is very little time remaining to "solve" that stumper. here's the link:
@eolianpariah/announcing-the-18th-guess-the
if that nut has been cracked,
or you're plain gobsmacked,
have a go at yet another of the countless curious conundrums of our time.
what on earth is making this shadow??
if you think some ________ (-body else) has beaten you to your guess, there's no need to throw in the sponge, Bob.
just unchain
your fun brain
anybody replying that this is an igloo that has been harshly subjected to fictional global warming may risk penalty of having to rebuild said igloo by hand without gloves. you have been warned.
other than the above warning the contest as always has only one rule.
a rule which remains as simple as it is difficult:
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
please live by it at least until midnight July 5th.
for an in-depth history of this timeless rule please refer to this fine post:
@offgridlife/proofofbrain-golden-rule-do-to-others-what-you-want-them-to-do-to-you
and while you are in the community:
i strongly suggest you submit some stunning shadows here:
@melinda010100/shadow-hunters-contest-round-176
and recycle really ravishing reflections in round 24:
@annephilbrick/reflection-hunters-contest-round-24
happy guessing to all