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nwary midst like an old friend. In the darkness, I
joked with them and laughed at their coarse humor. How impossible it
seemed that these simpletons stumbling around in the dark had destroyed
in one fell swoop my people and my home. I left them half an hour later,
vanishing silently into the shadows and made my way to the tombs.
They were known to few people, being inside Devil's Mouth, a
river carved cave which most superstitious people regarded with fear due
to the howling sounds elicited from the mouth by wind and water.
Wearily, I climbed into the Devil's Mouth, the stupor settling on my
mind and body. Down into the cool, embracing darkness I descended until
at last there was no light. I stood before the pillars of my sanctuary,
the stupor making me think of the days before. There I collapsed as
outside, the suns first rays lit up the sky in golden streams.
My next awakening was to the sound of children's laughter and
the frantic barking of their dog. My time sense told me that it was
still light outside, but the strange sounds after the turmoil of last
night were enough to bring me out of my sleep. Since my hunger was
somewhat abated by last night's feeding, it was my curiosity that led me
to
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