Nefastus Venere

(Wicked Loves)

GIdeon Jagged

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Inrduin ................................................................................................ 5
h Wndrin f Dvr ...................................................................... 8
h Fir l: Dv Fir Hrd Ln in Whrin ......................... 8
On ...................................................................................................... 8
w ................................................................................................... 19
Krrn..................................................................................................... 26
h Wndrin f Dvr .................................................................... 33
h cnd l, Pr On: mbr Nih ...................................... 33
On .................................................................................................... 33
w ................................................................................................... 35
hr ................................................................................................. 37
Fur .................................................................................................... 40
Fiv .................................................................................................... 44
i....................................................................................................... 48
Fuckin Yur Rmi .............................................................................. 51
On .................................................................................................... 51
w ................................................................................................... 54
hr ................................................................................................. 57
h Wndrin f Dvr .................................................................... 60
h cnd l, Pr w: mbr D ........................................ 60
vn.................................................................................................. 60
ih ................................................................................................. 63
Nin ................................................................................................... 68
n .................................................................................................... 77
rwrd........................................................................................... 80

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Pr in h Mnlih ......................................................................... 81
Vlkri ..................................................................................................... 83
rnr in h ic............................................................................... 91
bu h uhr .................................................................................... 96

Intrductin
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ln lif.
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hdir i llr f F (imin cd rdr wh
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inrduin h :
Fr ver a centur, Dvara ed with Tathar the Ren's n and his
mates, deeening her knwledge f the rat and f her new ele. It
didn't take lng fr everne t accet that she was and alws had been
an elf. The intensit f her sexual aetite was temered b discretin
as the ears a, thugh she remained a lu thing and became the
mther f man children.
The time came fr her t mve n, thugh. When her unge
fund a mate f his wn, she knew it was time t re-jin the Multiverse.
Thugh she remained an elf, Dvara had all her human
memries. One f her rnge wishes as a child had been t see the
wrlds denied her b her vert. Nw that was ju what she intended
t d.
All arund her were wrlds heil indurial and with little rm
fr magic, Elven r therwise. The did allw Telling, thugh. he

Inrduin
wuld send a few mnths here r a ear there; seeing wrlds and Telling Fate; ccasinall, ling her mther's ther trade, but ml fucking ju fr the leasure f it.
There were man new exeriences. The wrlds ered an number
f vias and range life frms and lifeles. Humans and ther humanid races had clnied man wrlds that wuld never he
surted them withut terrafrming and the ccasinal, judicius use f
technmanc.
he sent a ear UT n a wrld called Midgard with fur bl
suns, an insane rbit, and a slar ear laing ver ears. It had
cluds f ice rng its three cities, cities that hvered ver lakes f mlten
irn. Between ht and cld, a temerate ne thrived under fred bl
light that alm never dimmed. All three cities were made ut f a
green cral that traed helium, making it lighter than the air. M
f the ulace never wre clthes.
Next, it was the ating wrlds f the Druid Cllective. even
ds made f living trees that grew like sherical snwakes. The
rbited a bright green sun and were jined t each ther b rivers cntained in frce shields. Man elves made it hme. he sent seven ears
there.
There was a wrld bigger than m slar sems where everne
lived n its inside. Anther entirel water with shis that assed right
thrugh its cre. Wrlds f air and wrlds f re and vids that smehw
were hmes f millins. Flating cities f scra irn large as Jvian mns
that migrated slwl frm ar t ar; bright cral shells that held air
and ating wden islandsn all she ed and wrked and lved.
metimes she treled with a cmanina lver r a friendfr
a ear r tw. Ml she treled alne

The Wanderings f Dvara

The Fir Tale: Dvs Fir Hard Lessn in Whring
In which Dvara learns a new areciatin fr her mthers hr rfessin.
Ain: Pkl-Pii
Galaxy: L
Wrld: Cbrmn
Type: Induri
Date: ,: U
One
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f hr birh, w mild climd wih rn k d brih llw
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rd lf-kin. h r, h lnd, w unknwn c b fful
ruin. huh n lw vrnd i, h ric f uin h d
w frbiddn b h rn f i b.
Dv ld in mr c ci, Piull, rnd md
ldin n h d, d b mkin dicr inuiri cncrnin
h h rd. Whrin w mi-rbl rfin h lnd,
hin h in f lw d h indirnc f h r rn. B
h iml din f viiin whr (m d hum), h lnd
wh m f h cum vrnin h rfin in hi cnllin
wr. h cncd m h nlm hr nvic u whr;
bin h child f n hld hr fin ri h did n .
h mri ulin f Cbrmn wr liv kinnd, dkhird hum rin vn f in hih. h l minri wr
dd mi-rili rc wh nm h culd nvr rnunc
rrl: Ovhkri. h wr vil hdin mv. hir b,
m (w), l (w), d il (w, ui ln) bin cvrd wih
l, hin c in h brihr vil. hir ch, bdmn, n
d fc ( wll m d l) , ui ul kin w clurd
mv.
h hr mn u crib. h n rm w u fr
wiin clin (cml wih l m Ovhkri, i b nm,

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k h rubl mkr w. h lv chmbr ilf w furnihd

wih bddin, illw, lihin, hr hin vil, d windw
h lkd u n h ; klin bl-rn in h unlih d bl
in lih f h w rd mn. O h bdrm wr kihn d
lr.
N cunin fw hur f lcin h d h l h d
hr hm f lfn, Dv hd nvr fud rfinl bfr. nd
wih mr h lil ridin, h wlcmd hr r vr in
clin whr.

i, Dv knw, wuld h md ur h h clin w n

md, crd, r brk bfr dmiin him h mn.
hr wr m hin, h rd lr whil rcvrin, h
h hrlf huld h md ur f bfr binnin; hin lik, wh
cniud cnn in hi culur d wh h in/lur dnmic
w.
Hr clin cld himlf Vld, cmmn nuh nm mn h
hum hr h Dv w ur i wn hi. H w hr fr niv,
bl f lr h h. H w chu, ri uncmmn mn
h middl cl. h c n hi hd mkd him hrm. hr
mnh n hi wrld wuld ch hr, h wh lid h w fr
livin wuld b hr m n d wll in cumr.
H rkd f h b h mu h n h fw wk
n. Dv ud bhin d w bin. H rd, nl h
lih f mil uchin hi bl d b ri hi clhin
. H w hir wll; hi ni m hiddn in unrul l f
ubic hir.
Dv hrlf wr n d hwl, bh f dk rn ilk. In
in, h w nud wll. I w nl hn h h w h r r
rin m hr inur clin. hr wr fw lv in h ci; fw
in hi cnllin, in f. Dv hdir wuld d u vn
in crwd f hm. h w u undr v f in hih, bu wih
h curv f wm. Hr kin w br d kld lik ilvr
du. Hr bluh, whn i blmd, w h bl. ml wr
cd wih d bl l. h burn lr f hr hir (rinl
ccdin hr huldr) w hrdd hruh wih rd f ld.

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Vld widnd; hi c r imriv nin inch u. I

, u ubmi, ?
Of cur, Dv rlid, ivin him n f hr dlin mil. H
ul hivrd, lkin hr u d dwn. h umd b ubmiin
h m, h w fllw hi inruin. hd nd bin
bfr.
h huld h kd h hr whr mr in.
Hldin u hd him, Dv d bld rd vil hidin h
lr dr wih h hr. H mvd uil hr, knin hr
hd w, rin hr und h wi d hvin hr bfr him in
h mlr rm. h mll f d nwl dd h w
vrwhlmin, mkin hr di. Hi h fl il, if hd l wih
hi ch (lr h lnd hi ul w h cum).
Onc h hd hr in h rm, h cld h dr bhind him. Run
h wr, whr! I wn hu, bu i was cmmd.
Pin lihl m h h f hi uddn vilnc, bu
drmind iv d rvic fr h mn, h rlid,
dwnc, Y, mr, d mvd h l hwr. D u rfr
h wr h, mr?
Vr. Hurr, whr. Im n in m, u will dicvr
if u dn um m cmmd.
h d h hwr, duin h wr unil i w h
h culd d i. Hr hd rmbld lil. Hr nrv r iciin
f wh w cm? Dv didn rl knw.
h k b m h cdin r f wr d d in
h whi rclin, hd cld bfr hr, rd. h wr
i rd, mr.
Vld d frwd d undr h min, r. urnin hi
hd lihl, h hr inl lih nd. Dv fl hivr f
lur h imlid rv. Hr clin d, l lihl , m
u m hi id, wr runnin dwn hi hir brl ch d lkd
lil iminl hr.
Bluhin d in h hd dild him n r hin
rfrmd wll, Dv ruhd him. kin hdful f h ri bl
m cr bwl in nich in h wl, h b cruin hi
bd, in wih hi n d wrkin hr w dwn hi ch.

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Hi m wr n (h m md mr b h hum), hn
hi hd. h crud hi b (ur, hn lwr) hn hi
. H blid hr, wihu hr in hin, b bndin vr
lihl. h lf drdd wh h mih nd in hi crv d w
ll urrid nd h h w fidiu in l n
f hi hin.
h cld hi l d f d nl mvd und in n.
Di h unwhd lin mll f hi lin (r, mb, bc f
i, h wuld lr dmi hrlf) Dv w ud b Vld bi
c. Unil lin hr dd fhr hm, l hr lvr hd bn
lv. hd hd bir, bu nvr hd h n h n
fwllwr w h nl wrd h culd hink f, m mrl
h ih (d mll) f r ni. h l f bl, wir hir w
nw fr hr wll. h c w hi d vin d hrin
lihl. I md , livin hin hr; h r mr in hi
in.
h lf knl n h rclin il d b kin h h,
lihl cruin i wih h briv ; ln, lw k m
crum l. h mvd n hi bl ruin n in ch ml hd
d in h cnnin hi crh, ruin h cr bwn
in d hih wll.
Whn h w dn, h kd him k b d b
rin him .
H cmlid wih hr inruin h d d rud h lhr
him undr h h, inin r. h b wih hi ur bd d
mvd dwn h wn.
Finl, h w in n hr kn in n f hi mnicn, hir
d.
Vld fur cvrd bll w u bi bi fr hr hi fc
h d wih h r runnin hi ch. Hd h bn bl
rd hi rin, h mih h hd m wnin.
Dv w rinin h l f h m h hd f hi c,
bh hd rkin i h hld i hrinl, h hru hi hi
frwd uil d hd.
Hr muh w n lihl d h c w lind u u
rih. Wih nl h lih bruh in hr h, Vld hru
frcd hi rin hr li d in hr muh.

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h wn rd. h c w li wih wr, which md

bu d lub dr. n urid ni ndd hi c
f iv bfr m b md uhin i h muh.
Vld c hi h b f hr hr d u hr. H rd
hr w hir in w d uhd hdr. Hr hd lmmd in
h wl f h hwr nclur. h hd f Vld ni brdd h
b f hr hr (i wuld b r fr d). Whn i wuldn
furhr, h wihdrw i bi d lmmd i in in, in hiin h
m brir.
hr, fur, v mr im h rmmd i hm, min b
cnn fu hr muh h n h culd. ch im hr hd
hi h wl (huh n hd); ch im, h ulld n hr hir,
bruiin hr c. Dv uhd in hi hih, nl id; i
hd n .
h hd clln cnrl vr hr r; bu h w in in,
urrid b h brui f Vld in, d ihnd.
h l i.
U cm hr lunch hr mch b min hd. Hf f i,
i md, uhd hruh hr n Vld bi mmbr w blin
h hr muh. Bil burnd hr inu chunk f hr l
m nl frcd hir w u f hr muh und h bruin.
F m dirin hr clin, i nl md nm
him. kin dv f h cnd h hd, Dv d lunful f
ir. Hr clin wihdrw d lmmd hi c hm in. Hr vmiu
md du lub. Dv rcvrd nuh f hr cmur
ccmmd, rhr h ri, hi in d Vld c d
hr n b d dwn hr hr.
Hi ull n hr hir bcm iniv frc himlf l h w
dwn, bu h lf whr d him h rubl f chin hi
ri. Rchin u, h rd hi hi d ulld him in unil hr n
w nulin h hir bv hi ublic bn.
h wrkd hi h wih h mucl f hr hr hr n,
rd iin u f hr muh, lid hi hir bl.
h hd hi m; h r h und hd urd inc nrin
h crib. H vn l f hr hir.

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Whn hr b rin, h uhd hrlf him d d

fw im bfr imin hr muh in. Vld md n mv
inrfr unil h furh im, whn h bd w.
urnin n hi hl, h d u f h hwr. rin wl
h cld vr hi huldr, Cl urlf u, lu. Ill b n h
bd. Dn k m wiin.
h uil r wr vr hr uk lrd umm d l
(h rind hr muh u d blw inin uid m hr n wll,
Dv fl cniin min. Nvr hd h fl dird bfr,
nc. h w ihnd d rn h urfc. D dwn
huh, mhin in hr rndd hi ruh rmn wih
kind f lu h hdn fl inc hr r wk r h Ch n hr
lvn hm.
i w u uid, if h ndd him; h ld
hrlf. vrhin wuld b l rih. P f hr blivd h; h
h rid ull wd h bd whr h l wiin.
h nihd wlin , Dv hd inuiin bu h in
cm. Rchin undr h ink, h rd ml rd cr
. Quil h rmvd h lid d hrd nru mun f h
r whi n w f hr nr. h md i vr h
nrc hr u, hvin n nr f u hr hl i wuld
. fw viru rub d h w dn. h rlcd h , hr
nr ui rub wih h wl d mvd hruh h curin
h bdrm.
h wihd hr linki wk w h d hruh h
rlucn rd ilk. I fl wndrful n hr hl cld kin,
whirin in hr , cin hr huldr d m.
Vld w lin n h bd, imriv c in hd h lwl
rkd i. H urnd hi hd h l f h clh fll m hr
huldr.
huh h hdn m i hn, hr hir hd n ui
w. hd wld i , f cur. I nurl rin nur m
h i lkd mrl dm, nw. I w dkr h i uul w d
fl hir bu h ld in i wuld firl kl, h knw.
h rd h lu in Vld d hr ul uind. h b f
hr muh d f cr d hr chk d ur ch fl

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h. Dv knw h w in h rdin l bl n hr
whi kin d wndrd wh h huh f i.
h lidd bnll h fur d fhr lrd l h w
hr bd d wrkc. Vld nvr l hr, din m hr fc
d hir hr d h hr, furr bl h f hr ld hd.
Wihu lwin, h nkd lf mhl wn m wkin
crwlin n h bd d hr clin. On in hd rid h hd
f hi ni, u bv hi wn ri h mvd u hi m; ccdin
hir lidin u hi hir runk; lc hr n muh vr hi.
H rndd rl hr n, rin h b f hr hd
wih n hd d mmin hi wn, ui ln n in hr muh. Hi
hr hd uh h li blw hr fu mund.
Dv md in hi muh r n, hn hr nr lid
n h w fld f hr innr lbi (u bruhin hr ill hdd cli)
d hn uhd ruhl in hr cun.
h rkd h nd f hi rin in rhhm h mhd hi
d rr f hr n .
Ju h whr w wndrin if h huld mk mv, hr
clin did. h hd n h b f hr hd urnd in , ullin
hr hd w. H ulld hi hr w m hr u. Onc Vld hd
hr in ih, bh hd wn hr wi liin hr nirl
him. H climbd hi kn n h bd, wid und d d hr
h bd, fc dwn.
Bfr h hd chc r, h bi m hd lid hr u
d frcd hr kn .
Dv wincd, h undin wih u f d lu, fr hd
hru.
Wh cm ind w h w, ruh, hvl hd rur f
hi n i rml lid hr m ubic bn hl in n wi.
h d d hivrd h lur d urri f h nin,
in in huh wndr if h d wh h hd cd
hr u wih.
If , h n in. in h lid hr, hi im kiin vr
hr cli. h md lil ludr h nc d b wrih
d il hr bum fr him.
Fur, v mr im h lid hr, binnin di d in h
ih unnl f hr vin h did . hn h d.

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Dv mwld d hru hr wd whr h hd hi wiin

n w, hr fc burid in h fur f h bd.
inin r m hr ind n f hi hu hd ld h
ur, h f hr l bu. h crid u h in, vn
h h f h blw md hr u wih d hrb wih lur.
in hr clin md hr , hi im h hr chk.
L.
Rih.
L.
Rih.
hn r nin. H w l ruin wh h w h
brih bl hd mk hd md. I w hin, bu n nuh
cmb h burnin. Dv brh w cmin uir h fl hr
munin dir lin w ril dwn hr innr hih.
in wihdrw f hi cn. in cn wih hi n
d li h b nl uin d niin hr ndr innr
li. h w min d uirmin unfdl, nw. Vld w drivin
hr in; in hr cl rm, bu dnin hr h clim
h crd.
in h bnc f nin.
h lvn whr wid inl h culd fr hi
chimn rcmmnc.
in, h urrid hr.
h hd fuh h min urn d lk him, riin
hr inrc ddd hr cimn.
I w dciin h cm rr.
Onc in, wih unrrin rciin, hr bi hir clin bruh
hi wd b.
Bfr Dv knw wh w hnin, Vld c w hf-burid
in hr nh h brul rmmd i in, hdin fr h vl f Bl
D.
On rblm.
lvn fm h unuu vin ddiin: lr f rid
mucl linin h c. I c b ud r mv rm
n fr h win cnciv. I c driv mn wild, bc
i i nil ncirclin n. Unfrunl, i h r
h vr ivl rvn r.

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Dv hd n wnin d hd nvr hd hi icul r cm

in l durin .
Rndin unicid invin, h whl lnh f hr
vin md, clmin dwn n hr clin chd.
Hd Vld crid u, hin wuld likl h n dirnl. i,
in h rm, wuld h hd hruh h cld dr d cm runnin. Hr clin md n ni. H mrl rd w ful f hr
d uhd hd h culd. I md n dirnc, h w u
f.
H didn k hr, rdr hr d hin; h u k
uhin, nl liin hr bdil d ullin hr u, rin wi hr
und h did .
! h lld, hin i wuld cm. h u hr hd vr
hi und hr wi d id in, lkin hi id ,
! Pl!
H did h kd. m! h cmmdd.
I cn! I nd rl r, I d! , lvr. , nw. Lmm
dwn, if l.
H rurnd hr hr knlin iin.
C rk m b d bum, l? hll hl, i will. h
l hr wih l n hr huldr, nc in burin hr hd in
h fur.
Vld hd rmbld h cd hr wih mr nln h
h likl fl.
Dv rid n l hr mricin hi urn f vn
h br f hr, ind cncnrin n h hin flin n
hr in d hih.
Finl, h fl h m rl. Vld cnind fr m fw
minu mr, unmvin. I cm hr h h mih n ri h
w n lnr rd.
I rih nw, lvr. Y cn ull u nw, if lik. h urnd
lk him.
Hi fc w d blh rd. h lk n hi fc n wh
hd m clin.
lwl, if rid f wh h mih , h ulld u f hr.
I w bi rddr h i hd bn d mi-ccid. I didn m
dmd in w, huh.

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hr, nw. h n bd, i n. h rid mil.

H mild b, mhin im in hi . In hr hb, hi
rin w b. Hi mmbr lkd bruid nw.
Fr mmn, nuin ic d hruh hr in. h hiddn
lu fllwd, lhin, in i wk. h bd hr inin, urnd d
dud hr hd. h rld l h mucl blw hr wi.
M hd md n hr wi, riin hr cruhinl rn
(h wuld l brui rcnibl hdrin fr vr wk). Dv
w ulld bwd, clnchin nl lil, nin b vn ni
rmmd i w wd hr mch vi hr cln. H hd d h
lub, nl; ihr h r h w hin rl inur hr. If h
wr h c, hd b ml diind.
Hr ur hinr lwd hi wih rliv . h
innr hd i wn mind. h lub wuld rvn in, bu h
frc h uhd i wid did wih bruiin d. h crid u in
nuin dir h in.
H inrd hr d cmmncd undin hr wih ln f
rk, runin ch n.
Wrkin furiul hn hr din d minimi h
dm, Dv rid h fur f hr bd in ih , rd hr
frhd dwn d cncnrd. r nl fur rkch n f
which d nl whn h hd f hi c lmmd in h ur
dr f hr l ininh in diminihd, nl cin
hr.
Hi h brhin indicd h h w nin fuin hr
immnl, fr which h w rful. hi mih n nd bdl,
r l.
h lf whr w binnin fl hi hru lur hrlf
whn h uddnl rd d b undin hr hl mr uil.
ll uil, in f, h w nihd; hi bl mid in hr
.
H wihdrw d, ill in climbd h bd. Dv lwd
hrlf cll, rllin n hr id d lkin Vld h uil
drd.
Whn h w huh, h rchd in hi d cm u wih
ml lhr ur. H cund cin in hi hd d d hm

Nfu Vnr

hr.
ld d ilvr nn rind dwn vr hr uin
frm. Wihu wrd, h ulld n h dr d l h rm.

Dv, Fir

Tw

Dv l n h dird cvr f h lin l, flin h cld

ki f cin n hi d hih, u brhin. Hr u w in
hrb h k rin winc n hr fc. Hr u w hrin
, lur rkin u hr bdmn in ncin wih h
fundmn in. nr fr h cmfr f ihr ch h hd n.
h w d h n f indln indciin b h riv f i.
h nrmu url lid-m mvd urriinl uil fr
crur f hi bulk. h in f h ilk curin h bdrm
md whir h crd hr u lil cnrm i wn
Vld rurnin fr mr.
h w him din in h drw h rihnd m hi
cruch. lm nin f f wll-mucld hi h lkd b
mrin m hin hrd . Hi n w biful mv
clur. I lkd d fl n dirn m hr wn h, h i
w wmr.
h b hf f i (m, l, r, bh il) w cvrd wih
l, lihd, brih url c.
I w hi kull h drw hr nin m, huh. Hirl, i
w d wih c. Hi lkd lik h blnd n h
bin uch hrlf; hi wr vn rd lik hr, huh f dr
hd. Likwi, hi n, uilin d rn, wuld n h cd
cmmn n hum r d lf. Hi muh w mhin u f n
f h nihm whr mhin n w u. d
lin crd h bm ur f hi vi, ndin m h
bm f hi .
Whn i nd, n mih hrribl hi r rwl. Ind
wll-mduld kd, ll rih b , Dv? Hi vic mih
h blnd hum fm. If n wr in nin, li culd
u b n inside h vil cr f hi muh.
r, I m, luv. I f I micculd bi wim r clin, I
did. h lwl rlld vr d u.
Hur u, did h? i vic r h ndh w nuinl
cncrnd.
M inrc hur m mr, I hink. Dv wn n dcrib
h in u .

Nfu Vnr

i cm d h d f h bd h k, n r,
clwd hd cin hr ur hih h k. I fl d.
Whn h w dn, h id, Whr wn wrn I , I
hink. Yu ld him h h u wr hi _____. Hr h
ud hr wrd h wuld nvr rnunc rrl. On hi wrld,
Cmmn (h lu kn hruhu h hir in) cnind
m wrd niv h Ovhkri.
Wh h m?
l. Hr i imli lic, rhr h mhin livin.
, I ld him I w , did I? h hd lh. Ill h
h hr k wim fllw whr r I r in, I hink! in
h lhr, hi im ccmid b h cc hi h w
Ovhkri mrrimn.
nhin fr ur cmfr c I d? H w ill min hr
l.
Wll Dv him c lk. H w rhr ruh wim
bum, h w. Iv bm h huld h i. Culd rub i n fr
m?
I wuld k hr mnh ln rd i rin. hi
n, nl, w wm d ir. Crinl, d. h wink w
ur u, w. Rll vr, l.
h did inrud, inin u h cl cninin ink
inmn n hr nihd. Lin fc dwn, l d, h cld hr
, ihin dl.
i d b hiin hr middl u d bunchin h bddin
undr hr hi d lwr r. h fl nl nr hr chk
.
I i bd? h kd.
bi rd, i i. N bd, huh. bi f ur clin lkin
u i.
hr i n m nihd, hr i.
Ind f rchin fr i, i ld wd hr d h fl
mhin wm, mi, d lihl ruh n hr crv d
hl. I w ui hin. h lkd und d w h f h
lid m hd, cld, bu hi k. h l b dwn i
n du fr bi f Vld lur fw mmn lnr. Onl whn
h w dn did h rch fr h i dinr dr hr .

Dv, Fir

Mmmm! hk , luv. h fl wndrful. Yv dd , I

mu . h ild.
H lhd wih hr, bu id nhin.
Dv rd hr hd n hr fldd m in, nw ui rld. h
fl i f nr hld hr chk hn h cl nin
h bm rd vr h ndr rin f mucl hr clin hd cirl
bud. wid ddd nr rml rd d md lil circl,
cmin h hrin ch.
h clin nin lwl bcm wmin n. i nr
wr wid nr h innr hinr wihu mkin h
bruiin wr; hd h d wih h hrlflr. nhr
hrin w in wr (r br!). h lf rid h w ui
cl h rm hd bn dnid fr h l hur.
i h didn h nih h huh. Hr brh n
mu h cmmunicd hr dir. Wllh d h cn f hr
u, which h crinl culdn h mid.
wid, nr lid n hr in dgas!dwn hr u
li, l fur, bruhin hr cli l. h l u huddrin brh d
Again! in dr whir.
i bliinl brd (ndin b ivin hr u brif wirl)
d lid b wd hr cliri in. hi im, huh, h bl
rd i, which nl drv hr md. liniv whimr buld
hr li.
in h rund-ri rub, fhr lih bruh in hr lv
bun d l.
in.
in.
B h h r ih n, h w uirmin d uhin hr
wd h nr h rfud h lur h ndd much
ir. Ohi, Pl! Pl, luv!
Bfr h knw i, Dv w in h ir d urnin rn hd
rid hr wi, cvrin hr lik cr m bb hi. Whn
h ldd, i w n hr b n h lid-m mch. Hr kn
wr n ihr id f hi hd.
H lkd hr vr h rimmd bl fur f hr Vnu mun,
d rd nrin. h ihnin url w nd if
h w in ri u d wlw hr lvi whl.

Nfu Vnr

Tw ln, bl n mrd ind.

h wr vl cn-hd, ndin in vr n in. m
in bu hi lir bluin nw rlvd Dv whd hm
wril lik nk h ndd, d k ndin! h bh
hi hr cun h m im d b hir dc.
h rcd h cr in l d crh d l. B u,
fllwin h m cur. Dwn in, hi im u uid hr h
ur li. Fluhd, Dv w; hr brhin b hrn d
uin. Hr bdmn b huddr hr clnchd dihrm rv
hld h ir in hr lun. w rn driin vnm crwld n
hr hrniiv innr lbi; hivr f lur m nl
kn. Dv b wrih, uhin hrlf dwn clr h
urc f l lur.
i m cm u und hr l, n l cr hr r, l,
h hd cmin r n hr rih ; h hr rchin und d
rin n h ril f hr ubic mund, uhin dwn rml
k hr innd in lc. in, h whimr f lur dld; h
lf lcd bh ml hd n h n cl hr fc, cluhin h
mh cd b f f nr.
Hr cmrd cnind hr mrcill, runnin u d
dwn hr li, nvr ui rchin hr cli, unil h w md wih
dir, clin u him, Pl, i! Oh, d, l!
h rn ru.
On lid mhl in hr vin, in u inid hr nrc
d wrilin rund d rund, hiin vr niiv , cil
h n n h ur urfc whr i d r hdr vr
rund. Hr mch clnchd wih vr r f h bun; lur
hrnin r hr cnciun. h hr n hi hr
cliri, dcin rl vr h hd d min c h hiddn
h.
h fi cd b h ruh rmn f Vld hd cnrl f
hr mind nw. h imind bin cmmdd, bund, vn bn; in
hr mind h wrkin f h lid m n w h l f lhr
whi vr hr cun in d in. h m hldin hr wr ruh
hmn r, rrinin hr, brdin hr ndr h.

Dv, Fir

Hr m! Hr m wr ! Hw hd hr mr l h
hn? h b ilin hm, rchin fr mhin, hin
hrlf m hi uii rur/lur.
hr h, Dv in hd fund mhin hld bv
hr hdw mhin, in f. h wr u l hr
hd und d wr h, bu rmd in rmr. Ln, ub
wih ruh bb h rid hr mvmn nd hir nd.
Liin hr hd lk dwn h ivr f lur, h rid
wh h wr h mmn h w i cl d culi
mwlin cd hi muh. Yv w h, wll? h u
md , hin hr lu hdn mld much.
lih mvmn f hi hd nd.
h wuld h lhd, hd h h brh. h did m n
muhd rin m which cl f c cd i hi bh
niiv lur cnr nc.
l hw iv lur i, Dv didn knw. hr
wr bund b dirnc bwn hi c d h f lv
bid h n h rd knw (ind d bbd).
rimn, h rid mvin hr nr u h h wd
h hd, bndin h h bb unil h nd b h
wn. h w rwdd wih und m hr ind hd nvr hd
bfr: m h mduld bwn hih d lw vr im. In
mv h cd hr , bh n l cn wih hr cun
d Y! Ju lik h!bfr rurnin hir du.
Dv uil mvd hr l hd h b f h ri i hld d,
riin i wih hr nr f h culd, r i u wd h
hd. Ju h rchd i, h ud hr rih hd d h m
hi rih c. n h hd rhhm inl, rih; hn l, rih
in, in, in.
ll hi whil, f, rhnil n w mvin in d u f hr
nh, wrilin d wiin i wn, kin lur in dn
lc nc, i md. h hr lid d id vr hr cli d
innr lbi wih h dn f rurr wh knw vr ndr
. Hr cri f lur undd n dirn h und f n.
Hr nr wr bcmin bruid b h l f rbundin bb
h cnind um i w h. In hr mind, i w h
in f whi cr hr knul h l rd hll

Nfu Vnr

r. nhr di lhd hr cun mrcill. In h f h

hd rm hld f Dv ul, h w cvrd in w d wl wih h
drid cum f hundrd mn rd i d burnin in h brin.
nhr w, bi, inkin, d hir, kd hir c vr hr
fc, crd in hir n rinin h nd rm.
Prcin run urnd rill r , in nc, bl r bl f
h, crm nd lrd vr hr fc, n d w kd hir.
nhr idnic ir d hr w h mn drin n hr
mch d .
nhr w fllwdw mrd w mr.
Hr nr wr n h rur f hr cun unbbl.
Finl, h lf brk undr h rur.
Bh in clmd dwn hd n h hd f i c, hr
hih, clmd und hi hd ihl h h br c hd
brui n hir inid fr m f l wk r.
Frm hr bruid hr cm und dr d mr rn h
m wuld h huh hr cbl: brkn r h ld l f hr
brh d, r , cm in.
Frm i cm rillin d Dv fund h nin f
cum lhin n hr bd d fc rurn m hr f h ri
f h rm.
h wrld wn w fr bi.

Wm, inl dkn fdd lwl. h nd hr w

durd h bu w und cmin m i ch h md hr
b d bum vibr.
H! h id l, nudin hi kull wih kn.
Whui? h nrin d. r minu, Dv?
h m! lw lh. h rid hr hd h m im h
did. n imrin ui f f clurd lin cvrd hr m
kn h fl hr frhdhirlin. h fl hr wid rin n
hr fc. ullin nin n hr frhd d l chk: drid
mn. h l ur, i i?
Y!
Rmmbrin h mll, h cd bi f nd wih hr
nr. I hd h cninc f ck in. h u hr nr in
hr muh. Mmm! lik mnd, i d. nhr rin.

Dv, Fir

Br nw d u fl? h kd.
Much. Hl m u, will ?
L hd nl lid hr d lcd hr n hr f il
h hd n hi mch.
h hwrd d dind, lhin h vn f h d.

Fr hr , Dv wrkd n Cbrmn d n hr
dn wdrin m m m in L. Fr l hi im, h
wn wih i w cmin, ind, d cin lvr.

Kerrens
h Pri ndd n rch lih hr w hi nih. h mn
w iu, bl d m full. h hrdd hr w n h nrw
r bwn h r; in rn in h ir. Hr rb w h
rund, whirin vr d r d il f l ndl
n hr b l.
Lun ilvr lih d hruh h l r bwn h
ri d h clin. dn mr iln ffl d h w in h
crd c. I w v cd wih r, wn d cr
i wid. h rdmhr f l h in f h fr rimmd i
i h hd d cnuri. Bwn hm mnlih f bln,
hirn in l, mkd h c n fr h rf. h w
rr h vr hi nih f nih.
mhin: n f h w nih Bwn; whn h d d h
dd hd cnr.
h wuld in hi nih, in hi
ld. Krrn, h Hrnd d, Lrd f h Wild Hun, wuld k
Hi lc rulr f h Wrld unil h nlr lif f Hi u
rurnd Bl.
h bnr w rd lid. I k hr nl mmn i
ih. Onc burnin, h k m lhr uch hdful f incn
d i un h bl. h br w nl; h ir wmr h
w nrm fr h im . h lih f h r vkd kl in
mic n h bl-r n. h b wm h h d
h cn f h hrb md hr hd lih.
rfum f hr w d h il cin hr kin minld wih
h incn. h rd h currn f hr d huh, u d w
wih h mk. Bnd h d f h wrld d in h min
whr dwl h d.
h cld, Krrn! Lrd f h Nih! Lrd f h Dk f h
Y! Cm! h im f ur Rul i cm! Krrn! Ldr f h
Wild Hun! Hrnd d f h Pl! Cm! h n f ur
Rin i hr!
in d in h chd, lin hr n f im, f hr bd, f
h ld, f hr wrld.
h mind f h d m hr uddnlruhl. I mlld
hr. I w cmin fr hr!

Krrn

h Pri mind nd in hr bd. Hr hd lmmd in

h r; h hd n mmr f flin.
Pul rcin, h climbd hr f nl h h bin f
wlv. Lwr d hrir h l hr f hir kindh f
h Wild Hun rcdd Krrn. r nl hd f hr, h culd
h hir cri rd h circld h ld. h curd nl
hir Mr cmmd; h Pri wuld n b lin unil
Krrn w dn wih hr.
Pir f mbr lih hn m bwn h r d h hu
din n. h hwl f h wlv lwl fll iln, huh hir
nin rmind d n h rr n hr.
min chd in h uddn ilnc. Ludr h h ffl
f hr, i w. nhrd hr.
mi md dcnd m h rb f h Mn, flin h
in h dic. Dnr i bcm unil i ulind h. lr h
munin, i w. I mvd wd h clin. Cninuin
bcm dnr d mlr, i wkd wd h Pri. M-hd,
dirn. nlr crin i hd wr cll viibl. Lw
humin hd hruh h l f hr f mr h hr : h
rd f i hv.
h Pri fl h hrill f iciin d n lil f. h
w un d hd nvr m h d bfr; bu h hd hd h
m h ldr wmn.
B h im i cm br f h ir f udi n knwn
h Ph f h Mn, h Hrnd d w ill lr h m, bu
nl b cul f f. Hi lr Him vr f mr.
Krrn w nkd. Pwrful ch mucl lmd. Hi l
h wih hi, ld hir did n hid Hi rin. I w
inimidin. h Pri culd mll Him m whr h d, n
d w. H rd h r wd h r, h huddrin
vr clvn-hfd , Hi vi bcm clr. bd h l
m f Hi fc b ulind dimnd-hd fc. Yllw ,
hrinl lid uil, rn n, d hi rd li, curld in
mil; hr w inllinc hr; iciin wll.
Hi wrful mll nw md hr hd rl. Hr h w
hmmr in hr ch; hr muh d f in. l, fmili

Nfu Vnr

wmh nvld hr bdmn; miur lid hr lin, rd binnin lk dwn hr innr hih. ill h w rid. Bu h w
h Pri f hi Ri. Fr h Pl, h mu cml i.
H rchd hr m h f id f h bnr. H hld u
hd, m u, wd hr. Undin h cl f hr rb, h Pri
l i fl h r. Nkd d lmin wih w, h circld h
r d bfr hr d.
h bl cm u Hi ch. din c w m Him,
h hd cr hr n Hi fc. Hi ldn-d innd
hr in lc. h inni f Hi dir w in. hi cl Hi
cn w n vrwhlmin. h culd fl, in hr mch, h
wmh f Hi rin.
Hi l, clud hd ndd in clw. Curvd d bl, h n
rd h lih f h r lik il. H lcd n hd n ch f hr
huldr d uidd hr frwd, unil h w b inch m Him.
h culdn id i nw. In h bnc f Hi h culd lk.
hr i wn h lnh f hr frm d ill nl hf
hd. h rchd u d wrd rvrn hd und hr d
c. I w vr wm. l rm d bcmin rmr bc f hr
uch. h kin f i, vr h vin din u m i urfc w
ilk d . Hi dur cm ll m i.
lwl, h Pri mvd hr hd u d dwn i lnh. h
kin clun hr m; h fl h rid undr i ur n h
bn f hr nr d huh f hw dliciu i wuld fl lidin
in h ih f hr cun, vn h wrrid bu hw hi
mnicn b wuld rh hr. h innr id f bh f hr l
wr w h kn nw d hr u hrd in im hr
undin h.
I w ur muh n i, Krrn id. h Pri fl wll
hd h d b rumbl f Hi vic. H w l fr hr
lur Him rrl wr h knl. nin hi, H mvd
um n h r. h fllwd, hd nvr lin Hi hlu, nvr
cin hir rk.
H , brinin Hi hd lvl wih hr. H uil liddd Hi
, in Hi wn mnicn mmbr n un hr in
immbili in. h knl n h r.

Krrn

h hd f Hi c w m bi. Whil hr hd d bu
n h h, h Pri b b kiin h hin hd. Fir r bud
ki, hn hr bldn rw, n-muhd w n. h
f Him, lik Hi mll, w hicl inicin. iv b d
hr muh. h l i dri u, runnin vr h l d n h h
f Hi di; lubricin hr rk wih i. Nw hr hd lid n Hi
kin h cnind ki d li h hd, ndin im n h
niiv nrv bundl n h undrid.
h hd h r und m h d. H rd d,
rn und. vr wlv hwld in mh wih hir Lrd
lur. h Pri rndd b nvlin h nir l in hr
muh. I w rh. h wuldn b bl much mr in
hr. Hr n l n h undrid f Hi hd, hr li cvrin
h hd. h ud n i d r hr n ruhl u d dwn,
kin h h l h whil. h d drw huddrin brh.
h l n hd l wih Hi miv hir crum, whil h
hr cnind um Hi miv c h. h d d ulld
Hi h b lid much f Hi mmbr in hr muh
h culd.
Krrn rd in d in in im h rhhm f hr hd
d muh.
Hi hd clmd h id f hr hd, uhin hr ruhl w
m Hi c. Obdin Hi unkn cmmd, H rmvd hr
hd wll.
Frin hr nc in wih Hi , Krrn k. Bfr h
d b wlcmd; h dd mu b hkd. Hi hd mvd
uil, nvlin hr wi.
Wih vri-inducin uddnn, H lid hr u Hi
hd. Bfr h culd mnl du, h w riin h fur-cd
in f Hi lr. Hi h bl hir w ruh, mr lik
h c h hir d h wih im muk. Hr hih rd n
Hi huldr.
h hd f h d wr ihninl rn, h hld hr
chk nl, rvidin cmfrbl . h i f Hi clw
ild hr lwr b. H brh whd vr hr bll mvin dwn
hr driin crh.

Nfu Vnr

F d c hd md kindlin f hr dir. h r uch f

Hi h, ruh n n hr lbi cd hr rm ru. W f
rur ld h hr f hr hi, hih, kn, u hr bll, d vn
hr br. h Pri d h lr, whimrin hr lur
in h d md hir. h hwl f h r wlv hrdd vr
m.
lnh, bln rw d vrk hr. Hr wn
rurnd wih h dliciu rk f h n f Krrn wrk
ill n hr cun, u hr innr li, d vr hr cli
rdl. Occinl hr u w ld, wl. vr im Hi
n rbd hr vin h. Nvr nrin dl, i wuld
d d ll h ih, niiv bd hr u nrc, mvin
in d u; drivin hr wild.
h cm in. nd vr minu lr. nd fw minu r
h. Fiv. i. h l cun: f h numbr, f im, f vrhin
bu h hivrin undin hr h vr d vr.

h wk in h flin f r in hr l chk,
br, bll, d l. h r wmd hr rih m, k, d
hih. mhin w ruin h cl in hr nl u d
dwn. I w h, rm, d .
h Pri lid hr hd d urnd lk. h hlu f
Krrn, in l i mnicnc, w nld bwn hr chk. h
d unnin dird n h liin f mh b
mn hd ridd. Lik h r brch Hi ri w.
h ndd n inruin. Inhin dl, h Pri rhd
d ulld hr kn undr hr unil hr drrir w u hih i
wuld . h c f h d lid n hr cr h did . h
hivrd h hd, rd w i nd, bruhd hr li bfr lidin
.
rn hd rid hr hi d ulld hr bwd. h hud
hr kn b unil h in fl h i f Hi ni bruhin hr
. h bi hr lwr li d fl h lw in hr bll. Miur nc
in r m hr u. rhin hr m hd f hr, h chd hr
b; lin much f hr ur r ; h fl f h r in hr
l h nd h h. hi cd chk d
wlln lbi .

Krrn

h i f Hi di rd in hr wiin nrc. h
Pri w rd uhd d brhin dl; h b ,
nw. Hd rd in h h f hr hi; clw b ri hr
h.
Krrn b lid Hi mmbr in hr in cun. I w
hi hr fi, rhin hr ih. I huld h hur.
h ridd, vin lnh f i mvd in hr huh, h fl nl
lur. nhr rm b build. N w huld h b bl
ccmmd h full lnh f Him; bu hi w mhin Nih, h
im Bwn.
H mvd lwl ui hr. Hr hd mvd b d rid
h rund n hr . h uhd b rml, imin hrlf n
Him. Hi hru mhd hr h nd. Hu bl md hr Mn,
crum lrd in hr li, kin hr cli. h crid u;
rim cl chd l und h ld in. Hr crvi fl bruid b
Him. Imibl i md, h fl Him in hr u.
Krrn bcm nw, undin hr u hd d f. Hi
wr hd infull ih n hr, n drwin bld m hr k;
bld h drild dwn hr hih.
h Pri m didn nic; hr rm hd hr in i
ri. h md d crmd, h fl h c f h d incr
in; hd Hi h brhin vr hr cri.
Krrn cm bfr hr rm hd fdd. H hwld; und
vr lik h f Hi b, wh k u h cl mr ludl h bfr.
Hi c bud in hr bl r bl f uid d m
Him. Prur buil in hr c unil h huh h wuld
ld. Hi cum nl md i h ih f hir ind r
d urd m hr, runnin dwn hr innr hih, ddin Hi
wn hr wn rd kin h r hr kn.
Bln in nulfd hr. I mihv bn h f dh, h
n lnr cd.

Dwn nl lih brihnd h dk bhind hr

lid. Wknin w dd mi f in d h mmr f
lur. Mmr wn. i, bruid, chin, d unurd; i k
h Pri f h Pl m im hr f. Bld, mn,
d hr wn uic hd drid n hr hi d l; h ihd.

Nfu Vnr

h rhd d fl lriu.
h bnr w dwn, bu ill lwin. ihr lil im hd
d r, mr likl, i hd d bfr h cmin f Krrn.
Hr rb hd cvrd hr h l. h hd ruld hr
f, i hd lid h r. Piin i u nw, h Pri dnnd
i d nud i rund hr bd. h wmd hrlf bfr h mbr
in h chill mid-umn mrnin.
h d hd dd h ld, bu h n mild.
h Ri hd bn ucc. Pld wih h rin f hr
hd hr iriKrrn wuld ld h Wild Hun r
d fd h Pl hruh hr mr f dkn.

The Wanderings f Dvara

The Secnd Tale, Part One: Amber Nigh
In which we meet Amber, a treler mre l that she knws.
Ain: N/
Galaxy: N/
Wrld: Cr [n uch wrld idnid in
h in d.]
Type: Irn II (Rudimn Mi)
[Dducd m rr f h rinci
ci in h Lr f h Hrmi f
urn d.]
Date: Circ , U
One
mwhr u hr in h lwin wn nih, h wid.
mbr w hr nl unil unri whn h ir wuld urn
bl d h cm u.
Cr w fud u wrld fr ur. h d lkd lik nih
(h un mid ) d h nih! h lw w lik h h f
drm. Or d llw ir mvd vrhd; d rd lin wrild
d ird hrin hrin. Whn h un r, l f i wuld
vc; d icul mr drwn in nur vn in h
hlik rnd in rvr.
h knw. hd n i vr im, nw.
mbr wndrd hw wb inf n hi wrld culd b culd b
wrn.
h nih ir bcurd urfc fur. h culd n h
rid h d n, hr mr cm d h hin, idr r und
i. bu wn d, huh, dil b blur. fr,
hr w nl h burnin, blwin wind.
mbr lkd w. h ur ir bin clr h culd , n
hih rid, wh h w ur w ici ruur. I lkd lik
cl u f h ri f hr childhd.
h rmmbrd m f h ri bin ihnin.

Nfu Vnr

hi bruh hr b hr rdicmn. mhin hd bn

hunin hr fr h l fw d. hd n h rmn f rdin
n h ml fn f hi wrld d didn rlih bcmin mhin
m. N that kind f m, w.
h nl md hun nih, which hr bi f
dv. mbr w m ur h culd br in hi lwin
nih h h niv lif hr culd. h md nd w
k hm b. Fir w hd minin bu h rdr,
which h hd u cl, nl didn lik h mll f hr
rfum. hd bruh c f i wih hr fr br n lh. hd
hd l m bhind wih h wr f hr hi, bu hd bruh
vr bl f h wrinl wrful u wih hr nc h
rid h nn f h niv ci f im culd d b n
i. h mrl rinkld i in circl und whr h l vr nih.
rl b d w , bu r. h k w bl d d
wih . h un w ml d whi d brih lk
dirl. vrhin w brihl li, h hdw f r d crub
h-dd. I w wm, h ir ml ill. mbr k hinkin i
huld b in cld.

r rin unn cn und h cm d in lrnic

wd, mbr crwld in hr n d l, full clhd h fm
mr, rin l f hr huh. Whn h nl md i,
hr uncnciu hd ll bu nkd h in h brh
m hr lun n wrld uddnl dvid f ir.

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Tw
Nhin inrrud hr l. h w r.
mbr brk h nih f wih m f h l nuriin
; l h rmind f hr fd. h d c; wr bild wih
hd lr. Wr w in lw. h l rm hd bn hr
d . h hd h hrd b hr mim d.
h n h fldd u mr u uidr h nrc h
n, iin cdin bl ld, d whd h dh f h k,
huddrin h ih f clur rmin dwn h. N wndr
i hd infd hr drm.
r, i lkd lil dirn m unri. h lkd
wd h rid h hld wh h hd w in f civiliin,
h w h k brihn in h ur. h r brihnd
llw d h llw whi.
hn h whi fdd bl. circul rin f uhd u
bhind h munin, drin h l h w hi m
un. n h m r w hnin vrwhr. h k hd
clur d dh. ccmin l hi w h lw din f h und
f wind. I hd bn ccmimn f hr nih, h wind, liin
in hr drm.
ll hruh h wn minu r i k hn, mbr
k in fl h inin nin f uin h l
f h blw in h rund. I nvr hnd. h vr nd,
nl lum f r-llw rmind, lkin bi lik hr. On
w ui n hr.

I k l f n minu u. n, ru rd n,
wkin i in hd, mbr d dwn h l f h hill.
Fr h l d d bi, h ld hd bn ri f rid, wih
brd vl bwn. On vl, n r wn rid b, hd hd
rm runnin n i middl. hr hd bn n n h crh
i, . h hd uncnciul cund n hr bin mr. h
l w binnin wrr hr.
h ui vrcm l wrr durin h hf hur i k rch
h vl r. hr w n hin f mvmn h ir.

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h r lkd lik h cr f hu cruchin

cnid. h-dd hdw md h bl-rn rund cvr
lk crd. h rund w rlivl vn; n hin f rnch,
burrw, r ril indicin im lif. h m f fn id
hr h hd n dub. Bid chwd bn mn, hd ch
lim f lw, ln hin currin fr cvr durin h iniin f
h k vnin. nd hr wr h hin h hund hm
hund hr. ll md nurn; if hr wr mhin bu
h bl-kid d h fd.

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Three
mbr d h r f h d rid w hur in hr hikd
w h ruin. Wkin wd h un un h w, mbr didn
ri h h hd bn ruur unil h w m n f h
r buildin.
inl r i lkd h bn, rwlin vr l
. mbr id hr w vr il f rul d b wdr
hruh i. Frm h rmin f inrn wl, i lkd h bn
ubi ruur. h w mr hd bfr h w hfw hruh
i.
Hunin in hr mind fr h wb, h rfrncd Cr; lkin
fr nm fr hi lc.
Nhin.
hi l w ud b inhbid in hi hmihr, h
nl ci f i mrli cld kmd. hr wr n ruin
f inicc l.
h d hr.
I hd b wrn. Lkin dr in h m f wr, h
w lr d much lr buildin. hi wuld n dniin
f inic.
hi md n n, unl hi was kmd.
h l r cnrmd i. In hr mind , lli
im f h ci i udl lkd hr d cm
u. ccrdin h l P, h w, indd, n h ukir f
h ci.
h chd hr U chrnmr in h im n h viru
im rd b h wb. h im wr mh, ; h hdn
ccidnl cm frwd in im. h mih b n n f hi
wrld, bu h wuldn lin h f h h culd cc wb
h wuldn i, r h hr chrnmr ld hr h w in h
rih in.
Wh h u fu
nwr wuldn u . im h w mvin n; ddin
hr mr h ndd lvin. Hr lf-cndnc, nrml
rn nuh bnd l und, w binnin n. mbr

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lwd hrlf cnml rn fuur h ndd nl fw

d m nw wih hr dh m rdin r dhdrin.
h hk h md. Fu h! h wr wr hd f hr,
w d ul f fd d wr h w ur. hlr br h
h mrnc n w ilbl, nw. h w rd hd.
Wrin hr rnwd imim bu hr lik mur, mbr
rd hruh h n in h rul rimr f h ruin d
hdd wd h h f wh rmind f kmd.
Cnulin mn im rvidd b h wb vr fw minu,
h rd hr cur wd h brd u h l h h f h
ci. I w cl h nrmu hbur n h Crni . If
f h ci inhbi rid, hd crinl nd hm hr. h
m lif.
Onl buildin f n rmind, m clld d wrn b
whvr i w h wind crid durin h burnin nih. kmd
hd hd fw buildin f hih d h hd l bn wd h
u. huh bn dwn b wh lkd b cnuri f
bdnmn, h wr ill h l. In nl hur, mbr fund
h h culd din wih h P rm d iml hd fr h
dk d h ulind in h hill bhind hm.
hr md b m lih cmin m bnd h ruind
ruur. Fir, rh, in h u r i dinin hbur. h
uind hr c, wmd b h huh f hum cn.
I k hr wn minu (huh bl mil vr h rul)
drmin h h lih culdn b r. I w d,
brih, r. r lih! W hr vn uch hin? Hd b;
h w lkin i.
mhin w u viibl bwn w ml whl wr;
mhin ddl hd b buildin, ruind r n. Dil
bcm clr h clr mbr .
h w lkin win, bl, hl curvd, d cin f
vrhd. I hd b f ; huh wh i wuld ill b
din w mhin h rdr culdn fhm.
h mvd in h blu hdw h l bwn dcn
ruin buin h u. r h cnd im h rid d m
fll , mbr mvd mr lwl, huin hr f d in vr,
b fl n, bcl h fund. h wl hr rih md firl

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brc whn h hd bc n n f, n fr vr cnd

im, vr kl-brkin rul.
vr minu r lr, h nl mrd, uinin, in
h lih f h l mrnin. h mrur md l
hihr. h b w.
h u w cl f dbri; h n f h u
mh. N iin, chiin, r hr in f w did h . On f
wh h culd nw wr w iic f rclinin wind
hin fcd h hbur in h middl f h u. On f hm hd
ui l d bwn i frl, h l n h
rund. h lkd b md f bln, which wuld lin wh
h ill d.
Rivl, h lkd in h dirin h cli did. N
mvmn, n in f lif: h hin h nicd fw minu
lr. Wh civd hr hrrid nin w h r. Onl
n, f in h dic, h hd b h bm f wh hd nc
bn h -id Crni .

Nfu Vnr
Fur

mbr hd wkd ui dic wd h ih bfr riin h

hd dn . Hr mind k rinin wih crm h culdn
ur. Wh h w culdn b r. Oc didn u vr, n
vn in n hud . dir f h r n Minlin wrld
wuld h bn nw hruhu h hir in.
Dlibrl nw, mbr cnind wd h u.
h n whf rcd h hburr rhr, whr hr hd
bn hburl h w u h hdld h hd ld u n
wr. I w crd d lin dwn. mbr dcidd in ruin
hr wih i.
Wh h w didn lk lik i hd bn d h ir fr
ln. In rdin rinin h hr, h l f h m ci
rw dkr, h lwr i wn.
mbr bcm w f mll. I w dm, muld
dur. Whvr hd hnd h Crni hdn hnd
cnuri r dcd . I hd hnd nl wk r d bfr. h
bd f h w ill w d cvrd wih rin hin.
I w hr hi mmn h mbr r ch limmr f
wh mih b hnin hr. vn cnidrin h mniud f
wh h hd rincd f, i md fic. hr l, hih u
h l f rid h hd rd hird f kmd, wr h
fricin h h hd limd d . h lkd n mr
hbibl h h ci. h nl w hm hd b hruh h
bulk f h n h d n, fr n hw culd h u h
l f h r.
mbr urnd b wd h miv in h u. Ju
h l dirr dcribd, wid u hl wnd
bwn. n wr wuld b hr.
In n rlu minu, h d h d f wid
in dwn in b.
mbr d ln, lkin dwn in dk, bfr dcidin
c h urfc.
h b ciu dcn.

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Clur lchd u f h ir h dcndin h wrn, n

. ch f hr rd drwnd ihin wind h lwr h
wn. N lih did h cr; i huld h n dkr.
I didn.
h ir md rvid i wn lih, if h mlcul
hmlv wr , lwin r. h fcid h culd vn hir
huddrin dc himmrin in h ir.
h irc w wid h hl: wn-v d. h
wr brd d hlw, if hd bn md fr mi chill
huh. ivn h imriv mnr kin i, i hd hd
crmni inicc.
mbr hikd u hr b d crid n, h mkhi wdn
f hd cu fkin hird f.
Unil h und f h di wind fdd nirl, h
cnind r d bl wrn, if md f rnr u b mr killd
hd h h ci bv. Onc vrhin (includin hrlf, h w
urrid nic) hd bn rducd mnhrm, h vidn kill
b r . h b hw w, in m lc d
rundin vrl h liin wuld h bn iiv hd
hd h lih n bn d. h b b unvn d h
h f h irc ilf mdrd.
mbr n f h f im b li. ilnc rd;
hr d h cr f h f inucin d mr h bri dim
h und. r im, h hd rubl in vidnc f dlibr
lbur in h h w dcndin; riin h, if h hdn
knwn bfr, h nvr wuld h huh h w in cvn c
l. h wr wrn d brkn h rmbld ruh, nur
n. h wl ld in h r d chd vrhd. h c (h
hd dmi i, nw) cnind i irrul w, crkcrwin dwn
in h h.
r mn lh b vrk hr. mbr fl h
mim did in h mmn u bfr wkin. N huh r
miv; n im r ur. Ju fu lih in hr hd d n f
mmn d u bnd rcl. h mvd cfull vr h ruh
r f h c, ccmid b irin dirin in h ir h
mim brihnd in u k. h cnr f hr viin w

Nfu Vnr

wi vihin in. h ch bcm mn, hiin

wndr.
mbr umbld n mh r bfr riin h unnl hd
ndd. h d in, h hmmrin, wid d hd
wivllin und, fr vr minu bfr hr mmri, clld d
ivd hruh hr rn, rmbld.
ic ubidd, mbr urnd nd h unnl n. h w
in l cubic rm. h ir cnind himmr d kl;
vrhin w ill r. ui ch hwd h hd vrhin
ill. h ir w nihr wm nr cl; w n wind, nr und f wind
(r hin l). h wrld wb w unrchbl r in.
Ohr h h bld fc f i dimnin, h dirin f h ir
dnid hr dil f h rm. hr w l u f bln cr
m hr. Whhr n r in r i, h culdn ll.
mbr b mv. h wkd, hr mind frcd hr b
h h u rlld. h rinc rmindd hr f Pr rl,
huh h culdn l hw. hr w nvr n f in
im whn h wn hruh Pr, bu h w bc n im
hd. If h urn hruh Pr wr rhd u, mihn
i b lik h ri dwn h dmnd ?
N w knw d n rn cul.
h rin, iiv f mbr rni hd bn
rrin ilf vr inc h rivd in hi rm. I hu dwn ul
mn mdrin unil h immdi crii w d wih. n
huh m h ihnd lil irl mind hud h hr w
n unnl hruh which rr.

I w nin bl h r f hll. Nn f h lihin

hr md n hr, bu i hdn rvn rblm , h
hrud d d vr h hrhld.
r lih, much dimmr, rcdd hr. I k mmn, bu
mbr nl rid h h w cnd in klin r; w
drin i n bhind hr wll, lik h il f cm. h
ir/lih f hi lc hd ubc h w bnrm. h rulh
hic ruldird. in, h fin crmin f h ihnd
lil irl llin hr h w n lnr rim hr

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hiwr. mbr hd cnclud h h w n lnr in hr in,

ihr. Hll, h mih n lnr b in h Plrm.
mbr mih b fhr m h wrld f h hir in h
n hd vr bn bfr. f hr w cid, vn h r
w ihnd d dirin. cimn wn u, huh i w
bru c mh h nd. (F d Dir hd hd b crid
u.) h dcidd h h rinc w wrh hr dh, vn if
hr w n chc f in wrd b h wrld.
Wih lihr h, h rd hruh h lf-li dk.
hr w nhin d n und hl hr ni. h
d d mvd idw, lkin fl wl hl hr k n
rih lin. r wn d n cn, h rid h w
l. h cruchd l h r w hr. I fl lik n, mh
wih cin cr, lik l. Mvin hr hd in l circl mbr
fund wh hd hd fr, rih, hlw rnch. I w in
bwn n. h r hd bn d wih l n.
fw mr minu d h knw h wr u, huh
h vid in i. h id dirin rdm d, uin h rv
uid hr, b mvin in rih lin. nhr wn d
h urd h mu b hdin u r dwn h hl, h urnd nin
dr d rid in.
in n lu. Wh h hll?
r fw cnd f furiu huh, h dcidd k n
h w d h h dkn wuld nd vnul.
ln-min inrv bruh n nd h mn. Whn
h nl huh ch hr chrnmr (h r kl lih hd
nvr l hr; i li nl cn urrundin hr, huh) i hd d
wrkin.
Nw wh?

Nfu Vnr
Five

mbr drid b in cnciun, hin hd hd nuh l.

h hd n id hw ln hd bn u; l hr r dvl
m w mur h f im hd fild. Wll, l h
fl rd.
nd hunr! im fr brkf. bd i w h m cr
hd hd inc h crh. Oh, wll. l i w llin. h
dcidd fr h c d u id hr limid ul f
wr. If hin crid n h wr, wr mih b h wr f
hr rblm. hd rid hr clhin bfr l, dcidin
bh wll h w bl. h hdn bhrd rdrin, rnin
h h w likl m hr urr hr.
h lw w ill wih hr. I hd limind h nd fr
lih in h n, bu l hd bn ln im cmin.
h d u wh h culd bfr iin h hlr. h
iss f h ir w h lud und mbr hd hd in
hur. h w ill wincin i h d u in h?
I w ill bl m lc bu rih in n f h n rhd
hu n f wh lkd lik . m wr brih h culd
h lih h hrw rd n h n r. N hr urfc
did h illumin.
nd h wr winklin. N. h wn rih. Flin rk
f lih hd bwn hm; hud f im cnd; mimiin
urin brihn. Brih d biful d url iln, i w.
lwl, mbr b wk wd h , f l
ddin. h ir w ill, n vn hin f br in kin.
m f h lih wr lr wih mr n h d
m. h urrundd hr, mbr nicd h h wn n
much fhr h r n. In h dic, m md bnh
r lvl; m d vr f dwn.
mbr lkd b wd h n. h culdn i. hi
ihnd hr unil h rid i mu u b h dkn. Idniin
h whr h hd nrd hi clud f lih cmfrd hr
mwh.
h urnd b, mbr fund hr h bld b h.
h w unnd h d mvin.

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whi, wi, bl hr ur f whi, lik hr ilk i

w. I hld h frm f rn, bu n rn w viibl. I d,
rcfull, u bv n md viibl b h cl whi lih i
hd.
Hll? w h r wrd mbr hd kn in d.
Hll! h vic w nrm h kr w n. I w
fm, lil dr h hr, d crid ccn h culdn
lc. Yr wk, ?
Uhm? I md vr dd hin . As cmared t
what? mbr kd hrlf. h w kin h whil wdrin
hruh in h nud, r l. Odd, w rliv hin. D
u m l-wkr hr?
N! lh lik rm umblin in dll. M unw
h h drm, h l.
Yu drmin?
r. I mdiiv , Im in. I cm hr lk
hWb, I did. n uwd ur f ilkn lv.
mbr fllwd hr ur. Wb f wh?
h Pr Wb, cur.
hi i m f h Pr? ll f hm?
Onl n in. h full m rh much fhr, i d.
D u knw hw I hr? mbr didn rl
wr, bu h hd hi viin culd hl hr nd n dhfull
b.
Y likl drid hr in drm. M d unw.
BuIm n l. I cm hr m Cr, dwn h ir
in h ci f kmd.
Yr hr in h h? hr w m in hr n. h hin
fld f clh mvd wd hr.
h cm, h ur llin hm bcm hnmn. h w
hr d lndr, wih hir mbr k fr brwn r. Hr kin
lkd dhl , huh h m h bn h lih. h l f
hr bcm viibl wr hr , which burnd rub rd. mbr
rivl k b.
Dn b rid, luv. Im n k. Im lf, in f.

Nfu Vnr

Oh. Flin lil flih, mbr hld hr rund. I dn

m lv uid f lh. mbr rid mil hw h w
unrid. I didn fl lik h w ui ullin i .
Y id cm m wh wrld, nw?
Cr.
hr w mmn ilnc. hn, I cn nd wrld b h
nm, I c. Wh w h ci?
kmd.
nhr hr . h nm I knw. h h hir, mbr
nw w, w d rd. hr md b ldn in i.
If u dn knw h wrld, hw i i u knw h ci?
Bc i in r I rd irl. I bl, vil lc, i.
Id hd ri, bu l I knw ld m i n bd. Or
wn, rhr. mbr n n dcrib wh h hd fund whn
h hr.
W h u hr, I hink. h Nihnll b
hunin fr .
mhin bn din m inc m hi crhd, bu I didn
hink hd fllw m hr.
hrr n dk lc h cn . Onc h h r cn,
hll nd , h will. if illur h in, lin ni
rd vr im chd in h dic. h dirin w
imibl drmin. Chill rivrd dwn mbr b.
Im in b fr m u, h nuncd d hdd b h w
h cm. h wi iin d n wih hr.
In fw minu, mbr w drd d d u. Hw d I
u f hr?
hr nl n w . i n l n, I f.
I hr n Pr?
.
mbr d mhin mr. C I u i?
Yll h. I n h kind Pr lik r ud , huh.
Wh dirn bu i?
I h vr r n. h nl n, rl.
I dn undrd. h lin ni in.
Fllw m, uil nw. Ill ll n h w, I will.

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nd , mbr crh cur in h ninrin f h Pr

m whil h rd im hin rubl kin ubhind
h h.
hr wr n n fc r mchin frmin h
Pr. h md b u hr, whr h wr ud b,
d nd wih h rih mn im, und, d k wrd r
hr. vrn culd, huh vr fw hd id, hw h
rd r hw md r rd.
h ruh w h hr w nl n Pr, m-Pr md
b h ml hundrd f cnuri d rd uid f h
in. h c h mbr w in, h lc whr h m-Pr
w, w In-Bwn. l, h wh h h, id h wrd
Mittelmarche m. ll h Pr f h hir in wr
rin md b h c mchic f h dvic hiddn hr.
Im in u h m-Pr. Wh mk i bd?
i hnd, i i.
B wh?
I cn dcrib i. Yll h i rlf, will.
h mvd fr ln im in h dk. h bln b fd
hrl r h brih n f h Pr nwrk hd rrd
fu d f bhind hm.
Whr d h m-Pr ? mbr vic chd d rchd, mhin i hdn dn bfr nw.
Bwn n d h n, h w in crridr f h m
, clurl lih bfr.
h lkd und, bu hr uid md h vihd. Hll? ll? ll? ? Did u h m? m? m? ? r u ill hr?
r? r? r? r? -r?

Nfu Vnr
ix

hivrin, mbr knw h w n hr wn. Whhr h h hd

bdnd hr r bn viim f hi Mittelmarche, hd rbbl nvr
knw. Bhind hr, hr w blk wl. Onl n w ,
hn. Hikin u hr , h .
h hl w u in cr-in, bu fur d n id, d
wihu dcrin. I wn rih n wihu h lih
dviin h vihin in. h m i w mil ln.
l.
mbr rudd n i, rin id lkin h in whr
h lin cnvrd. d fr mr h mmn w bcm
di d lihl fin. h ld fr cnin mvin i f
hd f hr. I wrkdml.
Hr b chd d chd in h wkd. Lik bin fllwd
b m f r. Di hr b r, h wuld lk u d b
inrv, in inir ur b wkin bfrr bhind.
Onc, whn h lkd u, h w n hr. In i lc
u fr cndw m f mhin wi d hin. In blink, h n w b, h d ill in rih d r
hir min in h inni dic. kin d brh, mbr
crid n, hr urin urrundin hr wih hm mindr.
I hnd in, indrmin im lr.
h hird im, h w in i d br lk.
Ju fr mmn, h w wkin n cwk hruh miv
l f m i d wir, hinin in brilli whi lih.
vr fw lc h hd f hr, h wuld i
in. vnul, h w bl u h lim mk hr
rr hruh i. h ur f h und f hr b chd
wll, fr h cwk w crrud d full f dimnd-hd hl
h cd dirn kind f ch. rih hd w ml dk
circl, in lr ch im h culd nh lk i. I d w
rih d ill dnd.
h mri f hr viu rm w h m dull crridr h
nvr hwd in f chin r ndin. mbr w nw cnvincd
h i w unr. h w wkin hruh h bwl f h mchin

Dv, cnd Amber Nights

h md h Pr ibl d h hl w hildin hr m i,
huh n wih rf cinc.
h rdr d wkin d, bin uddn imul, k w
idw d rchd u h wl hr l. Hr hd bruhd
mh n. kin hr hf , h ld hr wih n i. I
bu much hi n wl wuld; which w , n
l. If h bl hl w h m-Pr, hn h mih b in fr
bi f rubl. If h culdn hicl c hi unnl, h wuldn
b bl hruh i.
h crid n, in ri fr lin m h illuin h w
rd in.

h rblm ndd u bin lvd fr hr.

h w cmin u n h m-Pr fr h h
icid. h hd dcidd k l idw, bnd n f h
unnl wl, whn h r wrld ird n. h nd, h w
wkin cl h rih wl h cmfrbl culd.
mbr didn h im cu hr l, fr h cwk in h
wrld f h Pr Mchin w n.
In l h h im i k fr n f h lim nd, h hd
fln rih hruh h whr n r hd bn.
mbr ldd wih run, n urfc h fl l r h
hr f. I w dirr mhin lik i. I w ilvr-r d fl
vr .
h lih h h rmmbrd m h irw dwn m
kmd w b, nl rnr. hr wr ur mvin d
irin l und hr.
h culd h hir vic, .
h ir w full.
N full nuh bl h ih f h Pr, huh.
I w mil w d ill bi k in lc. ll h
h wr win wd i, hir chr rrin wih hm.
mhin bu i chilld hr. mbr rid h w win
d in, hr h hmmrin.
Dkn, bln. h chin mur f millin ul whin
in h vr f i.

Nfu Vnr

h mchinr f h Pr w l und hr. M d cr,

klin d dd-lkin, llin c h wn n frvr.
Hr uid, b h Wb hd ld hr h Night Gnts culd
whrvr hr w dkn.
wind w riin, i cl drwnin u h ch. I wn
nuh drwn h rhhmic min f lhrn winm,
m ir f hm.
Cmin hr hruh in h lir mchinr wr in
hin, bl nih. Wind m-hd hin, h wr, chillinl
iln bu fr h in.
lwl, mbr urnd wd h m-Pr.
Dwnwd w ndl fln c hr, ihr.
d b rrr, mbr d d urnd. Hr bd whd b
chill d bl undr hr cnrl, h hld hr m u h cmin
dm.
Nih n md n ni bc h hd n muh. Nihr
hd h n, , r . Wh ur hir hd rvd, h hd
rubl iminin.
w f h crur lid hr b hr m wihu lwin d
hdd fr h bln f h m-Pr, wiin hr und in h
r h h fcd h hwlin hl in h wrld.
h crur wr widl rn d md w hr b
ill bc vr im h mvd, h ild hr. Hr ilin hd
nhin in i f mirh.
h Pr w hd, h hr r wr, funnl r vr,
huh i w in n rhr h lih. h wind w hwlin nw,
cmin m bhind uh hr cr frwd.
mbr n f hrlf b l hr. nc, h m, f,
d il f w Nih n rid hr rml d h w bin ulld
d rhd u d in h dk whirlwind f h mld f l
Pr. h fl in, riin in n.
Wihu wnin, h fcl crur l hr . Pin d f
dfd hr.
mbr crmd.
T Be Cncluded in Amber Ds

Fucking Yur Rmie

One
Yur hin mn wih h irl wh dn rl h
bind.
h wk , u cmfrbl wih ch hr. Clhin
bcm mr cu, vn miin mim. Bhrm i
r much w.
Yu bh nd urlv dl n urd nih, u dcid
n mvi d liur d bihin bu ur liv. I u; i
h; u h n ir cndiinr.
B n, ur bh win u undi. h h rl nic
i. Yur hf in h b, u ll hr .
h il. Cuin ch n, h urn n h cuch d dufc u.
P ui, h h: wh d u d?
D u mk mv? Yur bh drunk; ur bh irin. I
dl urd nih.
N brinr, rih?
L wh hn if u l lu d whik d u hinkin
fr u.
hr h i, li urin, cld, br hld u fr ur
dlin, nil r. hr bluh hr chk d hr ur
ch.
Yu l in d li nil, inchin h hr wih ur hd.
h d rb ur hd, ullin i clr.
uddnl, ur ih-whii w ih.
h hl wih h, rchin in d in ur c d bl. h
k n d nl h hr.
ivin hr nil n l nil, u mv u hr fc. Hr
uinin brh mll f rum d ck. Hr li m fullr. Hr
hin d hf cld. n nl wrl h mi ilk li
lid n ur.
Yu l ur hd wdr dwn hr b, undr h lic bd f
hr i (rn rni h w und h mn; hv nvr

Nfu Vnr

dn hin dir m h mnicn h-hd u

nl h ur mi n).
h brk h ki d in ur .
Flurin n ur h d ilin ur crum, hr hd h
bn drivin u in. im fr mr dciiv in. Yu l b
n h m f h cuch, kin hr hd in ur hd. Yu uid hr
fc dwn u c.
h r uch f hr li n h kin f ur di nd inlin
rcin vr ur bd. Hr hd nvr min ur bl. Hr
hr rch furhr in ur hr, lkin fr ur u. h hin
bi f rubl. Wih run, u ull ur brif . h h n
h h f ur c, lkin u u. h l f dir in hr
brwn ; hr li lid wih iv ull b m hr h h
mil u.
Finl, ur nkd. Yu l b d wh r h hd f ur
rin, hn h h lid h li; i i ur f cm
lif. Hr n r in h niiv bundl f nrv u bhind
h hd, wih vr um f hr hd dwn u c. Hr hd
cnin knd ur bl. nr f h hr, mind wih
iv, wrk i w u u bumhl, whr i bin rub ur
r.
Dliciu nin m hr in n h u wrihin n
h cuch, min d clin u hr nm d , fr, rih
hr! unil u knw ur in l i. Yu ri ur hd
hr hr rkin h nd f ur c wih hr muh, lk u
d rih in ur.
Im cummin! u , brhil, in hr wihdrw hr
muh. Yuv hd fi f blwin ld l vr h fc fr
wk, nw.
Ind, h dcnd d u fl h hd f ur c
h ih nrc f hr hr. h nr u ur hl bin
unih ur r d hr hr hd mk und ur bl,
ullin n ur crumhd. h wrk ur di wih h mucl
f hr hr, mkin und hfw bwn in d lud
wlwin. h lk u u; wrin d uhd chk uh
u h in f n rurn.

Fuin Yur Rmi

Yu r, bu fil minin cn c r
cnciun. Yu ch ur b, hd hiin h m f h cuch
hd, d hwl w r w f rm vrk u. Yu c fl
bl f mn hin m h hd f ur c dirl dwn hr
hr.
r vn r ih f hm, h w ubid d wn
rurn. Yur di i ill burid; d nw h hd i vr niiv. I
bin hur. Yu m. h divin h rn d unim
hr fc.
in fr ir, iv runnin m hr muh, h iv u
ircin d n-muhd rin. M urn, h urr.

Nfu Vnr
Tw

Yur ill l inl m h rm d nw ur in l.

Yu h hll l b n h cuch d rd hr l; h
urri u b hvin h c bl n id d in dwn
n h r. h rb w f h cuhin, knl n n, d l hr
ur bd fc-dwn n h hr.
B chd l rd; u nl h d lk hr mhl
wd cun d ih lil hl.
h hmmrd; u m nvr h hr chc munch h
nh.
lil und m h Jhnni Wkr, u li h cuch
d n ur kn, lmmin hm n h lil
hd. Bldl, u rb h l cuch cuhin.
Yu mv in lwl, rin h mmn. Yu c mll hr li
bfr ur wihin f f i. I unnl muk d rih
ur hind-brin. Yu fl l-vr bluh d uddnl, hinl,
ur hd l b in.
Hr u lin wih miur in h llw lih f h lm,
hr innr lbi lr h u d, bu ll hd. Hr
buhl clnch d rl vr im; h lb f hr bu
uivr.
Ju ur bu div in, u rmmbr h wrlin mh
u hd wih urlf, fu r n fu. huld u fr i hr,
r ull b lil? h urn hr hd d iv u lk h k
h dciin u f ur hd.
Yu h lw, wm brh u bfr ur muh rch hr
d h l u lud m. I urn in cr u l h full lnh
f ur n n hr lbi. Prin rml, u iv ln lw li
crin n unil u rch h fldd rbud f hr u. h u iv
d rm k, u frcin i n. nhr m d lud ih.
in, h ln li, hi im kiin hr cli. Yu r ur
n in hr hl d nul i. hr n vn hin f
unl dr.
Yu cnin wih h rm hf-li h u mi hr cli, ivin
hr chk hd m vr hr n.

Fuin Yur Rmi

Hr m bcm mr liniv d h bin b fr mr

imulin. Yu dcid bi mr bfr rin h i f
ur n rml in hr bun d u hldin i hr. h
bin mv hr hi u d dwn d rund d rund, ruin h
h d hd f hr cliri in ur n. Yu li nr in
hr w i d wrk i in hr , wilin i b d frh. h
in d runin h rhhm f hr rk cr ur n.
Yuv hd nuh r. Yu k vr h min, ddin h
middl w nr f ur hd in h mi. Yu inr hm,
m dwn, in hr cun; urnin ur hd idw mk
rm. Yu curlin h nr dwn d r hd in h hiddn
rur u hr. h dn rnd r, u bin mk
h cm hihr min wih hm. Finl, u wihdrw ur
n hr d r h m f ur hd in hr cli, rin
uwd n hr Mn wih ur humb.
h in d rin ludl nw, chin hr brh vr fw
cnd d ruin hrlf in ur hd.
h lwr hf f ur fc i i wih hr uic, ur hd
driin. Yu rlc h nr in hr u wih ur n, rin
in d liin und h wrinkld rim rnl.
Lndin ur hr hd h wrk f h r, u r u
in hr ubic bn u rub hdr n hr - wih h w
burid nr. h ruin hr cliri furiul n h hm f ur
humb, nw.
Yur c i i, nw u c fl i in ur nl u
wrk fllw hr nic mvmn.
Yur n i d in hr i will ; h r f i i binnin ch wih h r f rchin dr.
Hr u i runnin m ur hd nw d i undubdl
kin h cuhin. h bu wr.
h cumhd.
N win wk h nihbr, nl, h buri hr fc
in h cuhin h hd hr hd rd in d crmhr d
lud d rdl. ncd wih h, uid uh m hr
urhr, hiin ur m wih nuh frc r hr chk
wih h rich. Yu c n hr b hr huldr hunch d
bh hr hd clnch in whi-knuld . Hr u clnch

Nfu Vnr

und ur n in im hr cnrin. h nvr lkd mr

biful u.
Finl, i vr. h l vr lim, urnin hr hd h id
d in hr hk u. Hr huldr d m rl, d hr
whl lvic rin. Yu wihdrw ur nr d n.
Yur l n m h cuhin hr kn; whn h rl,
hr rmin in h ir. Hr vulv i rd, wlln, d ill driin
w. h cuhin i, indd, kd.
Hr lil bum hl i ill d m ur n. Yu mv w
nr i d bin circlin h rim.
h whir, hl, Y, l.

Fuin Yur Rmi

Three

Yu l ur nr, driin wih h rmn f hr rm, circl h

innr d f hr u. h huddr d l u ih d
whird, Y
lwl, u lid i in. Hr ih bcm m. Hr cld,
hr hir nk und hr hd n h ru. u nr fu hr ,
u wh hr hd wih, nr clnchin d unclnchin in im
ur rk. Yu dd hr nr h mi, uhin bh in
hr wihu brkin ur rhhm. ludr m; hr ih bcm
dibl in.
Yu wi ur nr u rk. Yu dd hird nr d
bin uhin uwd u , rin hr fr ur c.
I ill r hd, bu i nd m lubricin bfr u fu
hr wih i. Yuv bn iin n ur hl u wrkd hr
hl. Nw, u u n ur kn unil ur di lin u wih
hr cun. I ill wlln d linin w.
Wihu in ur mu r, u rb h b f ur
rin d lin i u wih hr u. Yu rub h hd u d dwn
n hr li, min hr innr li.
Hr brhin uin d hr hi mv. h w mr
h h in rih nw. Yu c ll bc h uhin hrlf
bwd, rin nulf h hd f ur c wih hr u. r
in hr b fllwin hr mvmn d dnin hr nrin,
u nl bli.
Yu m lid i in lwl, bu h in w d u
ncunr m n ric. In b cnd, ur bl d in hr
cun. Yu c fl wll h h w m f ur crum in
hr ubic bn.
h rul: h d iv vl huddrin h. h
w flin f hr n u ln rk i i nuh, u
hink.
Bu ur nrfur f hm, nw ill wrkin hr b
dr. Yu knw wh h c.
Yu iv urlf hf dn um; nuh k ur h
hruhl; hn u wihdrw.

Nfu Vnr

Yu brin ur kn cl hr d cmmd hr rd hr
fhr . h cmli, riin hr hd h cuhin wll. Nw
u c lin ur c u wih hr .
lwl, u wihdrw ur nr. h i vr hf h
dimr f ur di. Yu lc w i hd n hr hi d lwl
rch hr nhr . h urn lk u, huh nl n
c u hruh hr dihvld hir.
Fr u cnd, u brk cn u lin ur hrin
c u hr hl. Ju h l mk cn wih h rim f
hr hinr, u lk b hr. h i uhd d win. Hr
ur bd i hkin d h in ludl. Yu hld fr ln
u c d i d hn uh.
Hr muh i n. u nr h innr brir hr
cln, mwlin und c hr. h ruhl w hr hir w
m hr fc. Hr l wih lu. Yu h in f
ric d l lih inwd rur, wiin fr h riv
innr hinr rnd d rl.
I w rur fr bh f u. Yu h h rn n
wih ur lc, ch in in im h hr. h mv n
hd hr crh d bin ruin d nrin hrlf, min h
d . Yu bin uh mr ininl, willin h l bcl
wihdrw.
Finl, i d. Wihu incrin ur hru, ur c uddnl
fl much l ric. Yu lid in hr . h ihn f i i
dliciu. Yuv nl vr dn hi nc bfr d hi im i m
much br.
h nl dr ur d li b dwn n h cuhin, n
hd ill wrkin furiul n hr cun. Yu wihdrw m l h w
u d uh in in, bi fr h bfr. Lin vr hr , u
hr hr hir in ur d ull i n vr frwd rk. h
whimr hr lur, runin vr im ur lvi lm in hr
chk.
h rul lin u cm hr d hr cri f dlih
cnin m mdiiv vrk u. h lur
iniid b h niiv u bhind h hd f ur di i cin
hivrin lur h u c fl h nd f ur nr d .

Fuin Yur Rmi

Hr cri bcm mr inin: h rchin hr

rm. Lin hr hir, u l frwd, frcin hr li m
. h bwn ur ch d hr b di. Wih ur hi
n, u wrk ur c in d u f hr hl, nw in in hr
.
Hr hir il ur chk d i ur win frhd. h
cum in, hwlin in ur . Hr u m wih ch f hr
cnrin, incrin ur lur nfld.
Ju h nih, u knw ur in fllw vr n. h
ld d will h hr rm n, u hink.
u hrn ur rk, ruin h niiv hd f ur c
n h ih bd f hr hinr, h bin whirin in ur
, Cmn, fur! Fu h ! h ur ld in m u! Fill
m u, fur! Cmn! Cum fr m!
fw mr cnd i l u c k. Yu fl h clim
rch. n, i l . Hdr d hdr, u lm hr .
h dm bur. Firwrk d rum ll ur mind d huh
nc in i bld u.
h nin f r l n ur nrv fd. Yur inlin d
in, ill lin ur rmm.
h brhin mr lwl. h cluhin ur rih hd,
which u nl hrw u bv ur hd n in.
Yu mu b h n hr. Yu rll , ur mmnum uhin
id h c bl, unil ur lin n ur b n h hd, cl
urfc f h .
h ri hr hd d r i n hr . h lk u wih
in mil n hr fc.
Hw w h? h k, dcin.
N rcvrd nuh hink cll, u wr hnl,
Iv nvr hd br.
h chul, lihl h und. M, nihr. I ur
urd wn b brin fr h n lil whil.
Uh h! Nw wh u in d?

The Wanderings f Dvara

The Secnd Tale, Part Tw: Amber Days
In which the lvers meet, meld, and trel the Ains fr a time.
Ain: nkri-kin
Galaxy: NU
Wrld: I Mmu
Type: nhic Plid VII, n
lih m h Cmbin Blm
Date: ,: U
even
lndr whi hd lcd m cd hr n h bl-l
bl. On i w rd lrn bin ur, cmd f in, wid
chr. h cd dcndd n n diin bu f vn
wrin , md f diminuiv lh. Whn lcd, h ur
cd chd: h cvrd ur d mid h rd d, win i
lrn, hm ir. Ovr h murmur f hr drinkr culd b
hd h crl f m.
Br d bld ll b, Dv llr id.
h whrd, rund fc bfr hr rld i wrrid brw. H
k. , Ill ll h ld? in vic ruh hi fc.
Dv clin hd id wll fr r llin. h w ld h
um w hi likin. h hd kin mn d ivin bd
nw. Hr dvic n hw h huld cndu himlf hd bn m wih
rn; i w n h hr w, whr mn w cncrnd.
hiin r vnur will nr d , nc h
knw r ml.
lih dr h crnr f hi muh Ill nd h, hn.
h nddd. I dn l cn. F i, I cn vn b ur
hrll b dh.
ih. h rlif, b ur. H b d mild muh
full f ld.
ld lid cr lihd bl Dv hrd h r d nud
i w.

Dv, cnd Amber Ds

Wih n bw d hk d h w w wd h crwd
bcurin h b.
Hi bulk u f h w, h lf w frdd unbrud viw f
h Blm. hrd rinbw, ind in ld, kird vr h bl,
blirin i clur. h windw, ld hr viw d curvin
nl u d w, l nl h r wlnh hruh. ill, i w
mnicn ih: rnl ldin d bl f clurd lih
m v lih cr.
hd cm hr r hr wih hr kin n Mh Crn
Dmh u fr h ih.
h Cmbin Blm w h nl knwn ml f clliin f
in. I b ml inuli wll bfr vn h ml hd
cm. Widm hd i h mlr in w din uil hruh
dimnin cnurin h cll cmlimnd h f
nkri-kin, hnc h inrin. In hr circumc, i
mih h drd bh cninu. i urnd u, i w nl
mildl hrmic mri, rvidin bundc f nr d
lihhw h culd cll b n in h ki f fr-hud
inhbid wrld.
Dv likd i, whik in hd, d cnml n f h
hir in nl nur Pr. I w bc f h wndr h
h hd dcidd, fw w , h Mittelmarche d lk h
Pr Wb rim h Blm. h hd hunch h i w hr
h h ml r hd h nin f cnruin h Pr
nwrk.
Findin h wm wdrin und hd bn bi f
h. Hin h nm kmd hd lld hr wih drd h
wuldn l. h mh f Ln wr n mhin h likd
hink bu iin, huh h culdn dn h h l d
h curd ci mu, mwhr.
vrhin id mwhr.
Dv fl uil h h hdn bn bl hl h wm
mr h im.
h fl win f lu, which frcd rin.
wir, l, bl, d incrdibl hin, h r l full f
mbr lr in n f hr. vn ncl, n l hir, d

Nfu Vnr

w m h l d drid l wr und h m n bid

i. Wih n und, i w crid w.
Dv k muhful, urin h cml in in hr
mmn bfr wlwin.
h k h indi b cninin h r m hr hidin lc
d ulld h m cd u. Fnin hm u n h bl, h
cfull ld ih cd. h r h rurnd h b.
Riin h l hr fc, h id i wd h
Blm. Rd whn , m luv.

Dv, cnd Amber Ds

Eight
Dv rmind rd fr hr nin d.
im, h fd h h r wuld n durin
bnc. h n much im ibl in viw f h Blm d
iml ll k hr rd i whn h hd l. rubl
w, m f hr ivii wr uninrruibl r, l unhurribl.
h hd d kin clin, fr llin r , hr bu h
culdn u l indnil d nur did n cin cl.
Viin f hlin hruh h lun wih hr knir rund hr
kl wr inrrud n rnn b hivrin irruin n h
urfc f h Blm. lw ulin f h wl f lih b i. Ju
h clmin f h b crwd b diminih, rh f ml
bl clurd n id, rnwd h burbl. h wr
ml mk u dil, h in. h mvd wd n
hr d mrd, fdin h did . B h im h wr n,
h hd vihd cmll.
hi whl dil w iln.
Whn n furhr hnin md imminn, h l
rurnd hir drink d hir cnvrin.
i b Dv hd n, l hfw hr muh. Wih
rind , h lkd wh cnind hn r h
hd fdd. h w h rh w in h Cmbin
Blm; w i wi d ril i mvd i c, in riic ur,
wd nd in m c. If h didn nw, h wm wuld
di in in vcuum.
In rr, h ndn h wrrid.

Dv d, nddin l, dk nlm in h livr f h

Rulin Hu f I Mmu. Immdil, h d w hr b
mv rn w m h windw, murmurin rd cu
bu dr m fl in h l.
h lf d, hrwin hr rn ilk wr d drin i vr
hr chir. in murd vn c m h l f h
windw fcin h Blm, h hld h cd chn m h r
cl hr rbud li d b whir hm.

Nfu Vnr

On b n, h wuld l cd, hld i hih h culd d

k inl llbl in Khi. h did , h cd wuld bin
kl, h f m clur nvlin i. I wuld hn m hr
hd d bin hlic dvc wd h Blm himmrin bnd h
l.
vn f h cd dd in hi w, unil whl f hm un
minl in h windw ilf. hruh i, i, Dv culd
h wrm f bln wrilin d wiin i uh dich
i c in vcuum. h dinc h culd fl bhind hr, nl
h Blm ilf w viibl.
h hd im hi rih.
Whin, wiinNw!
h l cd w nw brih bl m, m fcd. Wih
n cr, Emeth! h hrw h n dirl h circl f cd.
h hd h ui h m ru h l d k
in. h im hruh h cd (innin f nw h culdn
b diinuihd) w f h vi rhin d wiin, if c ilf
wr bin ulld, -lik, r h klin linr f lih.
Dv w, wih rm ifin, h bl nk f h wrmhl
d u d lh n h brih bl lw. h whl f h inid f
h rum bll b kl bl. I lkd u lik nrm, iv
Pr nw. h umd whn h chrin d.
h lwd hrlf mil, which mld h nicd wh w
cmin hruh. h hd, i md, micculd. I k nl
mmn ri hw bdl.
Whiin hr hd und, h hud, Yv u
hr, d! In cnd, dn mn d wmn in fr rn wr
chivvin l u f h rm.
Hw bd, Mir? m h nlm wh hd hld hr
iniil.
Rurnin hr h cmin dir, h id, Bd
nuh. Yd br d hdr bhind, . h cu h
icid umn, N im. D i! hf dn runnin ,
chin bm, d h lf w h nl rn l in h rm.
r, h ldn llw k h fu f h vr hd
ld Dv; h huh i h hir f h wm h w rin

Dv, cnd Amber Ds

rc.
hn h rmmbrd h wm hir hd bn
bl. mhin w cmin hruh, bu i wn humid.
I w bi.
h hd im rcni c bfr rin bur drum
hrd h ilnc. h muh f h Pr dindd d b
birh ldn wrm.
Dv divd d lid in crnr i muchid nu kd
hruh. n i wrild i w u f h , h clld
h vr d ummnd h cd.
h drn w ln, lndr wih w ir f win di
l. I wrihd, bllwd, d b mhin h lun. Whil i
w ndin i id r n hr-cnur-ld Rnk Rviv
chiur, Dv rd hr fi wih h hl f h cd.
B h im i b run u f hin cruh, h llr w
rd.
hi n w ui. Dv un wh lkd lik hdful f l
ik in h nr dirin f h drk. h w wd i d w
m n hr. h ld hr hd hr hl. n f ilvr
l kld in inc bwn h ik, which mbddd
hmlv in h wl d r, ivl innin h crur wih
in wb f cncnrd nr.
In h mmn i k ubd i, h b hd hruhl
wrd h lun h nl h b cub f l d il rin
rmind. Immdil h n bund i, h crur rin
d. fw wih f i win d l h h md h n
u f i. N mvmn did i mk hr h h hin f i ch
i d. ch lld brh w wm br, fr m rn
mllin f burn lic.
Dv hid h r in hr clhin, nvr lin h f h
drn. h h wr h m ! hi was h. Wll, wll
dlin. h d n mik, i! h id lw fr h crur
h hr, h w ur.
h crurr wm, rhrcnind , brhin
lwin. h llr id hr w vr h driu f h rul,
h hd undin n h ur dr h wh hd d uh
r-nr h rn. h nrc w likl bld b dbri, bu Dv
wn bu urn hr hd lk.

Nfu Vnr

h !
r-rn lik w cl, rind in r.
h rchd h b, h md hrink.
B h im Dv w wihin uchin dic f h hr,
hr w n b l.
Lud b bllw um bcm niv hruh much
hinnr hr.
h ilvr n hd hrunk k h wm ill d hud hr
kin nul h rddnd h brdrd h link crin hr
, umm, hih.
mhin hnd in Dv br, rdin wmh,
uinin f hr h. hi wm w

biful.
Hr wr min rd dimnd. kin mh, whi,
ilvr dud. Hllw undr hr chk, in h i f hr hld
bl hdw. Hr li wr b un, h ur full in
mifd u blw hr n unl h rml cld hr muh. h
lwr rrudd u bi furhr h i m. D bl d l,
mbr hd rn ur u n i. Bldl, h nicd h in
uwd curl h nd: mil-in-wiin.

h wr dl unk d l. h n ln, h chin

ml. muh, lihl vrbin d dwnurnd; hr wuld b
mil wih nd dcndin. h fc bln d , h hir min
i rn bl, b cvrin brw: ink n rk.
Ul, m mih cl i; Dv i cmlld.
h nd hr muh k cmfr d wlcm. h hr
ld frwd d kid hr.
Dv fl h vr hr c, dwn hr in, rih hr
hl. Hr lwr li w bin nl ud n, hn hr n, h
hr ld f h chin rrinin hr wuld lw, in d
min in h lf n muh.
Nvr n dn h cl f in, Dv rurnd h ki,
rchin u h wm mhd in h mh f h l
nin innin hr h wl. h lf fund d nl rurd h
hr nil, cin bul u in h mid f hir ki.

Dv, cnd Amber Ds

h whl n rld h rn-hird wm rind in i,

rin drl rch h lf. Dv rid h rrinin l
wih bh ; ullin hr li w m h hr ln nuh
mur hr in Khi. rm u d h n bur in hundrd
f fcd link. h hi h cncr lik lnil crcnd.
h hr wm hd hr m und Dv wi in hb.

h h lkd lik dd hin. vn hr wr h f

hm. Bu h fl f hr h (wm, vrin n h) d h mll
f hr! Flr d ic. I wn m mbr nril rih hr
libid. Hr h hmmrd, brh uind, h d h hr,
hd clwin rhhmicl hr ilk-hhd .
Pullin w m h ki, mbr in muh uh h
ndr h blw h h . h dnr cn md hr hd
rin. ndr ki bcm bi hd nuh drw m h
hr, wh bd rd in hr. w blmd whr mbr
kin uhd (fc, n, ch). dliciu inl cr dwn hr
crh, whr i dcd.
h culd fl h ul f h h h wih hr li d n
h kd vr h m rl kin.
w lik
hnul. Rid whr hr h hd m rn brin h.

Dv hd climd h hr h in inch d ful. Ri

bum nru lwr lbul mund h dimld
riin lwr b; h cnc rc f h ndir f hr in;
rcin h rid f vrbr wih n hd nr d f rib wih
h hr.
Whn h fl h in f h in hr n, hr cliri md
vr im. h rd huldr d hru hr hi h
hr.
h culd h h undin f hr rmn, hr
hwi, wh?
h ulld w ( cnidrbl r f will) whn h rid i
w h dr!

Nfu Vnr
Nine

urnd h ml crwd bhind him, lkin fr iimnd

d Lib wih h rm.
h mrv f h Mdici fmil w dr, m in ic
h huh f h Ld Dv, imr , hur r vn
dd. h ni f druin hd bn bd nuh, bu h ilnc
h hd fllwd nw fr wh md hur!
hr h wr!
Hurr! Yu, hr indiin wih hi nr wkr blin
hi cwrkrcl h! h ndin umd, wnd
uilil, d mvd, hulin hr u f h w wll. h w
rv rivd, crin h l b f h rm bwn
hm. Hurr! h dr n! h wr u linin u h
r h, whn h snick f l d h crk f hin md i
unnc.
h murmur f culin bcm h clmin f h
h vrid dr wun wid. culdn m drw brh
vic hi dim. Hi muh nd d cld vr im, rin
k in h cml druin f h lun.
mhin w hiin hi f rdl.
Wh?
H lkd dwn in h inrril mud rin f h
Ld Dv. Ldhi! Yur wll?
Wll nuh, I m. Culd hl u u, luv? h ir h
diinrd, h h.
urnd hi hd lihl, Lib, lddr?
. h w . iimnd rund, dubl bc h hd
h full wih f h rm k nw. hd h clunk h
u i dwn.
hn h k nic f h hr wih Dv. h w m
f lr d win nl h lf rn wr. L dk , lkin
rhr l, rdd him m d undr hr brw. r, h
mrv huh h wnd; hn w i w u h h f hr
li. h w uhd d win, if u hin hd d c,
which h f h rm crrbrd.

Dv, cnd Amber Ds

Oddl, Ld Dv md bi dird hrlf. Hr fc d

ur ch wr blr h uu d h w brhin rhr
hil. Prh hr cmin hd kn m r ubd. ivn
h f h lun, h w bviul mr wrful h h lkd.
h lddr rivd n wih w mdic.
Ldhi dclind h r f mdic nin rhr brul,
huh, kin ih m und hr cmin wi d
huldrin hr w uil hruh h crwd hdin, n dub, fr
hr ui f rm.
h Mdici rv w in inuir bu cmnin fr
h druin f h lun, bu huh br f i. if rdin
h huh in hi lk, Dv ind him wih n f hr wn.

mbr hd w wh wih f, wndr, lu. h knw I

Mmu b ruin, bu hd nvr bn; i crd h f hihr
in. h cluhd h h b hr huldr, h smack, smack f
hr b f n h wm mbl r f h w chd m h
hih l vld cilin. h crn h w h Cmbin Blm
lld i rn curvin .
Rilin rimic lih dd h wid hl, richin h
urd crlin mirrr h d fr wl.
h w f hm wr n u hr.
Whr w in, h?
Lhr, lik wr umblin vr r. M nm Dv,
i. Cl m Dv. mbr lkd dwn in h incrdibl ,
humur kiin n in hm u nw. Dv hd lid hr l bu
chk d i . nd ur?
mbr. h fl hr wn mil, li hr hd h .
Cmn, mbr. M lc i u u hd.
ilin lik chlirl, h w cclrd.

Dv ui f rm w n h urm lvl f h nhic

dwf l. Ln d nrw, i unduld fr m w hundrd f;
nl dcriv ruin f l d l mkin u whr rm d
rm dividd.

Nfu Vnr

Ovrhd, cl l f l li h c, brih h hl. r

h dr irid cld, h lf d mmn rc nr dwn
h bl uch l, dimmin h lirin mircl b w hird.
mbr d whr h hd d un in cl f h
nrc, wr cluhd in n hd, h ilk hin m n
huldr. Dv rchd u d ud h rn clh. Wih lil
ric i fll: himmrin uddl n h wm hdwd r.
Hr bd w l d wll-mucld, h m m bih in i
rrin. , lcd rhr lw n hr ch, d u
lil. Hr l wr vr ml. Hr nr d wr ui ln
d lndr. h d li wr ill h m ciin f hr.
Cm. Dv k hr hd d hdd fr hr bd. h ill
inld m h rm. h wkd, h nrd h mk f
mbr bi. Hr vulv hrd hil d hr cli l f
lur. Fr h bd.
Hihnd b lu, Dv ininc bu mbr hr h
crin knwld f h lr u rir. ll hd ndd w
h mmr f h ki mbr hd ivn whn chind wl.

h f nd f h mn w cmbinin bd d bh
rm. h bh w hu unkn fir h vr nd. Dv hd
w ill cuin mbr bu. Whn h cl h lw fhr
mr, h lf d in n f mbr, cd hr hi, d wih
run, ihd h lr wm n h bd. Di h wih
dirnc, mbr cnidrbl ir, ldin wih wh d lh
n hr b.
Hr hw f mirh uil fdd mhin w nud
und hr l kl. Bfr h culd r, h w rlld n hr
mch d hr ilk rrin w ihnd und hr hr
l. h md i u, bu h i rvnd hr m rllin
vr. Bfr h culd uh u m hr mch, Dv kd hr l
m d curd i. muhful f dwn cmfrr mud mbr
r.
mbr id.
h rid nhin hr rminin m u f h lf ri bu h
hr w ui d urriinl rn. Bfr riin hr hd hu,
h fl h bd dr n ihr id f hr d ml, h hd rd

Dv, cnd Amber Ds

hr hi d ulld. Whn h l fw cnd lr, illw md

lum h rid hr middl vr f hih.
hn mbr fl hr l ulld . h b hivr d
cr lld hr muh.

h r in Dv hd w ld, bl, lhr, d wid. hd

hd i m . h wid unil mbr r d wihin
hd uid mwh d hr hd hd urnd wd hr. h l hr
civ h r (hld ll vr hr huldr) d hr mil (u
uch f mnc).
N! m whir, h hr b hivrin d in, h
bi in bir, mkin h lf hivr in urn.
Dv m h innl, rin rmin unbid di
hr wn u. hr w nuin f, b ur. hr w
ldin fr rl ln dnid.
h dd frwd.
mbr inchd.
Mvin id dk curl hir, l in hr , rd if w
m .
Wihu lc fr cnrmin, Dv rihnd d dlivrd
und smack! cr h hi f mbr .
Hr civ w dliciu. N wrd did h h. Brih rd
ri, inrrud b h crvic bwn hr bu uind h
lf' brh. h w cmlld dd mr.
Dv lhd in.
in h , hi im wih,
N! ! Pl ! Hr lm b wrih, rd rid bum
ilin h uh id fuur whi.
mack!
mack!
mack!
in d vr in. Hr lvr cri d l drivin hr
furhr. h vid hr imin, rnh, d lcmn, n win
brui r numb wih riin, unil mbr w rd m u blw
hr b u bv hr kn.
h d d w h i w d.
mbr w in d hkin, min n h nicd h
hr rmnr hd d.

Nfu Vnr

mbr d hih wr lwin d himmrin wih

in. h w rilul cl rm, mhin h cnfud
hr.
h wn ur wh h hdn d hi whn ivn h
runi. I w lik h ki whil h w chind u. mhin
in hr hd kn vr hr cuiv fculi d wn vn ivin hr
cnciu mind cl i innin. hd nvr wd fu
bdl in hr lif.
I k w hin nin n hr l chk fr hr
ri h h in hd d. Dv w mhin mhin cl
n hr inin h wih ricd nr. nhr hd n h
rih ind i. Hr win bcm ihin r. Frm hr bu
hr hih, h hr wrkd, hin h in cd.
h lf mvd b u hr bum d cnind i m; h
mvd hr wih i, hin c h nr hr in cun.
r niin inrv, h cmlid. Fir u in bruh
n hr ur li, hn fw l n h innr, in mr
d mr rm, bu kiin h bun hr. mbr md in
iciin vr im h nr rchd hr cliri. vr
im h w diind. Hr m bcm whimr; hr hi
hruin u mr ininl, hr whl bd wrihin.

Whn h w ur mbr w ucinl rimd, Dv d

rurin hr d rd fr hr wn lur. h l h bd d
rund h f.
h ilk r innin hr lvr h bd wr chd, n
bd, bu w ln rd clmd ihr nd f h bd. h
lf unclid h lwr rd d, wih ricd i, rd d
rclmd i.
hi l mbr in d wid n h bd. h urnd lk
f hrrr n hr cr, which Dv fund unrnbl funn. h
ild mrril d winkd hr civ h whikd und h
f h bd d rd h rin.
mbr w nw fc u, hi nd bv h illw ud
undr hr.

Dv, cnd Amber Ds

winklin f mirh brk hruh mbr f h w h lf

climb lwl b u n h bd. r, Dv d, m kimb
bwn mbr rd l, kin in h lnh f hr in
lvr. h bd w rim d wll-mucld, h hir n hr ubi wllmicurd. h rind in hr bnd. w hin n hr brw d
chk md h chlnin . mil ill fuh fr cnrl f
hr lih wid, chu li. Dv ndd fl hm in
hr vulv. I w hrin, i hi uic liin hr unind
hih.
Crin hr m, h lf bn, rd h kir f hr , d
lid i cl f hr bd in n mvmn, in i id. h d
lwl u h bd, l wid ihr id f mbr. h lr
wr ld n hr driin cun. h bund wm lid hn bi hr
lwr li, min. Dv m cm h ih.
urin h mmn, h u f ihr id f mbr
hd. dr f vin uid ul hi mbr chk u blw hr
rih h d. Dv cruchd, in li wlln d mi,
n rmblin, h linin wih iv. h knw wh wuld
cm.
Hin bn rimd fr ln, b much, h r uch f li
li cd h huddr h rd wrful rm. W, lihl
ruh nd, rm li m u cliri cd h r w
m. Dv rwld d rund hr u in mbr fc. rin
w full f hir, h hunchd vr d hld n h n w
cm. nd h n. nd h n.
h li d n bnh cnind rur hr h cm
hdr h h hd in mnh. h hr whl fc md b
hummin, vibrin. Bldl h rid mbr w crin u m
hr wn rm. Onin in hurd lid, h lf ld
wih ld win rin lur if m bw rih h
cr f hr.
Bh wmn kd d ubidd hr.

h lf nh d f hn d mhin muk d
inicin. Hr wn rm hd urrid hr.
Nvr hd n hd hi n hr. Hr hd r d chill
ld d crd ch hr u d dwn hr win bd

Nfu Vnr

cnrin h cr f hr lid hr mind m ri h f

f drn h hr rrr hd kn hr hr im .
mbr l l n f n whn, wih hr crh hrin
d hr muh full f h min h, h hd ld hr n h
mln rd . Fluid uhd in hr muh, wr h win, mr
iin h cld rin wr n hir.
iml inrv lr h rm f lur , lin hr
hiwrd d hd.
hd smack! n hr cun nd hr b h hr d nw.
Yr n cum ill Dv m, dlin
Hr lvr w lkin rnl dwn hr, in d
win. Hr whi kin w lhd wih bl. Liin hrlf
u lil rmid ch. Im rr mir. I wn hn
in.
h rih, D H. I wn. Yll h wrk r hd
r n n, will.
B dwn h dk bl vulv dcndd, h liur in m
i brinin mbr hfw hr rm. h rd hr will d
hld i b, cncnrin n hr dui.
h im w blur h fuh h lur h wd
vrwhlm hr wih vr ih, m, f hr lvr. h mll d
f hr, h fl f hr ndr hih, mucl rmblin in hr
chin d chk. h ih f hr wiin d wrihin bv hr
hr rm k hld. Dk Rd hir in, wiin if iv,
min rcd rhr h fllw h mvmn f hr
hd. mbri n cnind w in hr muh, vr w runnin dwn hr fc d n.
h ridh rl did. Clnchin d curlin , ullin d
wiin brk h ccl h wuld ld hr wn lur: l f
i fild. hd ivn hr mir hr r fur mr rm whn h
dm bur d h crmd in hr lvr cun in.
hi im, Dv dimund d l i run i cur. mbr
hwld ch w uhd i w u m hr lvi. in, h
drn wr hr, in rc h lih n crn f m.
Hr rm l hr lim d inlin, ill hin h rin, h
n f lhrn win. h rmind bliviu hr urrundin unil
h r ndr ki n hr lbi. h lkd dwn h f

Dv, cnd Amber Ds

Dv hd, in, n d li wrkd hir mic n hr

vulv d vin.
mbr hld hr mir ln h culd. nr b
lin wih hr u h rur f lur rw in in hr
bdmn. h b in d in, hldin hr brh in bwn
im. Limb wid d ulld in h rrin.
I w h bi f h hr. mbr hwld, vic crin. h
rund hr cun in h fc f h lf, wh lid l h rih
rur, rk, d rhhm build ch w hihr h h l. I
wn n fr rnid ndd n.

Dv fc w l w wih hr lvr w uic, flin

h lvd whvr ndr h hnd b. h wn nihd,
huh. wic mbr hd vild h riur in unhrid
rm.
Nw h wuld h ric.
in cl f h cli fr h mmn, Dv ld mbr li
wih hr n. h hd h hr ih f hr lvr h did
. h cd hih d bll, inrd w nr in mi
cun, d b ilin h rir lur n. hih in mbr
brhin (bn wih w m hr in dii) ld hr mbr
w ri fr hr . Wih n r f rlih, h lf b wrkin
hr cmin b u.
wn minu lr, mbr w rin u, N! ,
l! Mir, I b u, OP! mbr rd bc hr crm
hd c hr hr vic. h w wk mv much mr h i
k k h hiccu- brh h ndd w. h,
d! nhr rmh vnh inc hd r kd Dv
w un hr.
mbr b huddr d wih, mkin n und hi
im. Judin b h w din u n hr ch d fc, d h
vin din h m n hr n d frhd, hi w hr bi n.
h hd fr ch didn hn hi im, ihr. mbr wn
cmll lim r m minu f cummin. Hr brhin
lwd d bcm d. Dv rid h hd find.
Punihmn nuh, hn.

Nfu Vnr

Dv climbd u f bd d wn hruh h hu lr
bnd. h rurnd mmn lr wih l bwl f min h
wr, d wl. Uin rin h mlld f lilc, h
crud mbr nl, fuin n hr crh d mi r. wl
kd in h wr hld cl hr wll hin mucl r
m much rnuu wrk. h rchd mbr rmii, h
rld hr m hr bnd, r f, hn hd.
r drin, h lf k u h h. B rllin mbr n
id f h bd, hn h hr, h w bl l dwn cl, dr
mulin. Pullin cvrl d lih cmfrr u hr lvr wi,
Dv l hr l d wn hruh mk hr wn bluin.
n minu lr, lih u, cilin d nuh l u
ril f Blm lih hruh, h nuld u mbr d ind hr
in l.

Dv, cnd Amber Ds

Ten

h brkfd n ui d cr. Dv hd w . mbr

inid n l f c, h d bl. N accunting fr tae, h lf
huh. h hd nvr nd h bir bvr.
mbr ill cmlind f rn m h nih bfr, huh
h md in clln iri hrwi, h fllwd fd wih
ln h bh.
h lr rci in b c l in rn mbl d lid
ld ur d rim. h unkn bh w hu d irrull hd,
hin bn hllwd u f inl cr f hdn u. Lih
blw hn u hruh h cl r, hihlihin h hin bl
riin runnin hruh i.
Fillin h rm wih h hd cn f r, inkih fm hid
h min wr. h w wr i ch hr in
whr h bh nrwd nuh fr hm minin hic
cn. h wr cirin, in f, nl mvin in ch
hr. h mild u cd b lbi cn cinl ldin
ruh f humin d l rm fr n f bh.
bwl f rwbrri, w full Chmin u, (d hf-full
c) wr n.
n in, Dv rducd hr i wih wid, hlw
bwl. Whn mbr kd wh i w, h rlid, n hrb h rulin
fmil rw in n hir dn, i i. I rduc mild
uhrimn hr c. h rinnd d rund hr u
in h hr.
mbr h brw lid d h u n hr wn mil,
Rl! Ill iv i , hn.
Dv ild h md h wd in h bwl d li i
wih wdn mh. w r hr drw uud h c wih
mu w dur. h mk richd m Dv lun, hr
brin, d dwn hr lvi, whr i inld. h wid wih
much inc h culd mur fr mbr lunful d h
n , Oh!, h fl i .
hr, h lvr ud h rur d nc f hir
muu murbin, bh climin in bu hir cnd. Pin
d win h bmd n hr.

Nfu Vnr

Rurnin hir nrm rhhm, mbr id hr win d

Dv cul id, , ll m bu h drn, luv.

mbr d.
Dv hd h m wlcm hf mil hd hd inc hd
m. N ubrfu hr l. Y, hd mhw divind h
cnn f mbr drm. Iuhm. N. in, Hw did u
knw bu m drm? C uu knw h md v
inin ur hr hd d h lfrd m huh? h
didn rl w knw. mbr hd bun ru hi wm d
uch invin wuld b brh l in ln lin f hm.
I w Dv urn lk ld. N. I didn k in r mind,
luv. I n kill I h. , v drmd drn, wll.
I wn in, bu mbr nddd w. Wh d u
m, as well?
Dv d ruin d u. Lin frwd, h uchd
mbr kn undr h wr. Hw much d rmmbr bu
rd?
mbr huh bu h rribl rm d h bl vid h
hd ud hr w m i. h ld h lf bu i d h nihm
bln, h r f wind, h drn h cm hr. hn I w
chind wl. Yu wr cmin wd m. I knw i w u. I
m, u wr h m rn I hd n in h lc wih h
I m r, r whvr h wr.
Hw ln h drmd f drn?
ll m lif, i m.
Wh f r fmil?
I nvr knw hm. I rw u in cmmun in lh. N n
knw wh m n wr.
Cm. Wihu furhr wrd, Dv climbd u f h
bh. mbr fllwd.
Wrd in h wl hd ud dr hmlv, h wmn
md hir w hruh l rm rwn wih cuhin. n
nd w windw-wl h hwd rin f h Blm.
h rwld hr fcin i. wrd m h lf, h
crn ird d hwd viw f h lun h mbr hd rhd
h nih bfr. Rmmbr hi?

Dv, cnd Amber Ds

N wll I huh. Did i rl lk h bd?

Dv nl nddd. ddrin h ir, hw l nih m h
im h Blm rud.
Ovr h n n minu, mbr whd h lf md h
unnl h dird drn, which drd h lund urnd
in hr! Wh! h b rmbl, h undin. I dn
Hr lvr cmfrin m ncircld hr. I ud mihn
rmmbr. I w r f h rird i, I hink. h d
mhin l.
mbr m Dv. Wh l?
h lf ld mbr f hr wn riin hum wih nui-hum fhr d h ri f rm h hd wknd
lnc h md hr wh h w.
, m fhr w drn?
r. Drn kind f Fri, h . Did u vr in
ur wrld?
Nwi. M wrld?
hi in h Plrm u knw. Yu cm hruh h Mittelmarche m hr vrin f h hir in. I ill dinn knw
hw, I dn.
, h w h rm?
Wll, rl hruh h mr Pr cnribud, , I
vw. Iv nvr hd f n ccidnl ndin hmlv in h
Mittelmarche in h h, Iv n. in hr ur i ui uh
nuh. Iv rid nvr md i, Iv n.
hr w whil h bh huh bu imrbbilii.
mbr kd, r hr hr drn? Hr in this vrin f h
hir in, I m?
Dv mild, Mb. Iv hd m rumur. Wn lk fr
m?

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Afterward

r wk lw mbr rcur (d m clh d

hr ni), h w d u d . h wr lkin fr
wrd r in f h f lf-kind cld drn, bu ml h wr u
wdrin, nin ch hr d wrld nihr hd n in
Ri.
ln h w, h bh lnd mr bu hw mbr chd
m humid drn. h ch w rird b rrr,
iniil. Wih im d ric, h md ch will.
h lnd hw, in min dc f bil, hic, d h
Lw f Cnrvin f M, h md h ri. mbr, i md,
hd bd h id in r dimnin. Hr uu frm w fur
dimnin lic f v dimnin ur. Chin hr drn
bd w iml mr f mvin n h h i, in
hiin fur-dimnin cr-in unil h drn w mif.
r vr , U (d m mr dvnur), h nl fund
wrd f hr kin. hir hm hd bn hd l bc i wn
f h hir in l, bu f h lvn Cnvin.
hr hrrr, Dv lnd f lvn in h hd n bd
d bn d m h r. N rcrd f i hd id in lfn
(h in h hd bn rid in) d h w m ur h, hr
fhr hdn knwn f i. Nw f i nl cm hr hruh
Hrmi Ld n rm wrld cld ri. huh i m
cnidrbl rik, h ir knw h hd .
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The Wanderings f Dvara, The Third Tale

Pretty in the Mnlight

h undin urf i rin in m . I m drwn h cmin
r f ur brhin , rinin hr, w mv in rhhm ld
h . Yur m ld und m b, ur ch ih in
min. w h min f kin n kin.
M blink n.
hruh h n Frnch dr, mnlih rm in,
cmind b brh f wind h wih h cn f brin d
d. h win crcn mn il in lir lld indi k.
I cl m in.
M hd bld wih hd full f ml rum. I ull i in
in h uh f m lvi, drivin m mmbr n h ih,
urd hh f ur cun.
Ou d in.
Ovr d vr.
Yur brh bcm cc m incrin wih h c f
ur hruin u driv urlf n h nc f m in d
in.
Yur hih h brh m m.
Yur i hd hrwn b, rinl f hir hin in h whi lun
lih h nurn f w i drwnd b ur cr, hih d ircin,
f riumh.
in d in, unud wih h d wh rvl in ur
.
Finl, n, u rclin h r, ur hih min, m
hrwn cll bv u n h h f ur hir. h lih m
h k mv n h w hn n ur uii , l
urd ill, u ur hk m.
Yu n.
I m n.
Ruhl, I rb ur hih d i u vr, ur m d bll l
h hdwd. run c u li. hruin ur l , I
cmmd u rd ur chk fr m.
M c ill li wih h win f u, I hld i u wrd rd
b. hvin bwn ur hih wih m kn, I h h
f m mkd. ciu w f uic h lid h ih, rund

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nrc ur nhr . I fr m rdil. Fr h u

will, I driv in uddn ih ric. Yur cr h mr f in
h f lur in i.
I c n.
I i m urn , rinin, drivin ur hi in h
unildin r in d in.
In d u.
Ovr d vr.
Yu cr d cur m, in in. runin I mv, ch
frwd lun u.
h h bhind m lin mv frwd. n, nw.
I k h i f m rd.
I wihdrw uil, nin hr cr f in frm u. w ui
d I rb ful f hir, kin ur fc m h r.
I um m chi whi rin f nd lh n ur fc
h h drin m m. vr mucl bwn kn d brbn
ih, cr nl i m m.
I m n.
I d rid u. Yu urn ur b, lk f w d
rvrnc in ur . I m h d wh rvld in ur lurd
nw in min.
Yu lk r in h mnlih, I .

Valkyrie
M wrk w fulllin bu h l wr dull! dull! dull! I n h
d in m windwl cubicl in d rdin.
d I w u n in i, huh. I culdn' hinkin f
h wm Id m h nih bfr.
I w u fw minu ln m hrwi lnl vnin.
I dn' uul h ub wih m c-wrkr (dn' w h
dull rub n m), bu m nl cm ll h bn ld rn d
m ru l hd, I ccd.
I w iin wih h ru in h crwdd ni, rin
rnd I cd bu wh h wr blhrin n bu, iin m
cnd br. I w rl whin h dr.
I h hi f h she will cm hruh h dr. N u
h, bu hr, h n. I nvr hnd. Iv fld mlf wih
wmn fw im. Prndd h wr h. mim m lfdluin ld mnh. Onc i ld hr . I ndd bdl.
I w ndd bdl.
I k hinkin I huldn' h cm. I d buin lr
i

fr
hi
m
rn. H. Frurin. Diinmn.
M cnd br w n. huld I rdr hr, r u hm? I
ndd u rl, bu I wn ur wh, mr.
hn h wkd in.
N in, m cnicim id. I n hr, d u knw i. Dn
rnd in. hm; murb. run, unc f l, d
u c l. I n much mr, bu i d ur. h in ur
drm, m. h w nvr m b r.
Oh, bu hr h wl, r d rud. Bum i h wrd I
k hinkin f. Hir, m f uncnrlld rd w, ild hr b
huldr whn h urnd hr hd. h lih vr h h in
i ld hihlih.
Hr n w uilin ( r n, I huh, n n f h in
rk hin h in bl c) d hr li! mn unkind
mih h cld hm h li: h wr vr full, bu inchd h
nd. n lh, mb, I huh. h lind rd in h lih. I
iurd hm wrd und m c; I culdn hl mlf. h

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hrw hr hd b in lh d h m lin bl-rn

ld wih min fr u mmn.
Hr dr w dk rn, himmr, lw cu, d clin. M
wmn w hl mk i d lk lr, fullr. h wr
likl bc h w vr i f l. (I dnt like tall wmen, id h
vic f fuin idi in h b f m mind.)
h didn nd il ccnu hr . h dr
cncd whil rvin hr hi d hr hih. h mund f bll,
u viibl, ubmid h c f ilk. h full rm rundn f
hr bum hd h dr rbin hd l vr i, cinl lidin in
h nrw crvic bwn rm bu chk. ilk lid d clun
ch h mvd. I wd b h ilk dr, cin hr wih
hd, wih n d li.
h wid wih h ru h cm in wih, lhin d
kin, h dr l much f hr crm whi i d. Wih
vr mvmn, wrd, r brh, h mund ild. M fl
bi ih in h crh, fr m rn.
h w lhin in m k n f hr cmin hd
md. I c' rmmbr wh f hm lkd lik. m , hr
w nl h. vrhin l w fdd d dull.
h h, cluhin ful f mnu, ld hr d h mi-viibl
nhin h rild r hr in h rm. h wr in cm
rih m bl!
h w m . Hw culd h n? l rnd i w
hin l. I blw i, I huh. Ill n f h hh
cnmuu lk r, wr, hll nr lik h u lkd il f
d hi.
h mild r fuin mil. I li u hr d md hr li
much ir. I w u fr m.
Onl mmn, i ld. hn h w m, ilk whir, u
f cn.
I didn urn wh whr h wn. B n m f. I
n rciu i m hr. nhr lc m m d h mih
k i b; rlcin i wih h cnm I drvd.
Im n ul. Nr m I uid. Bu I m n nrinin. Im
ui d huhful d I h dc. I h h ul f
ccun. hi dd hd rd ivn m mr h u lik m

Vkri

hd rih . I fund mlf lkin frwd nih wk

in. I hd nw f irl.
I , b hr, d rid in h cnvrin h
bl I hd wih h dulld. I mih wll h bn n. I id
d nild fw win d m nch cvrd wih mk ch. M
wr urnd h dr, bu m nin w n h imin
lc bhind m whr h d kd d lhd d drv vr m
und hr in f lu, bu n m. Id rcivd hr chi dnin,
I w hkful. I wuldn rubl hr fr mr.
I w m dn m br; im . Whn h wir cm
cll m mn, I w din, uin n m c. I urnd ll
hr k h ch whn I nicd h cd in hr hd. Frm h
wm vr hr, h id whn I kd wh i w.
I rd h nm n h cd. On h hr id wr w wrd in
bl n: Cl m. Fc h, h undin, I urnd.
h w in m, mil in h crnr f h
umcn li. hd kn , w bl b, which fcd h
lc whr I . h wd hn muhd h wrd: Cl M.
I wd b d hd h lk n m fc rmbld mil. I
crinl didn fl lik n. I nddd.
I wn hm d fd. h ld rn hd l l i . I imind
hr. I fl h rm l h w m ddm ! I hd k
hwr r: Id cvrd m bll d ch wih cum.

h w l nih.
iin in m cub, ldiicl diin mhin, m k
urnin h cd, rd bwn h w rw f k n m
kbd.
On f h dulld ld und h iin. Wn fr
lunch?
Im r, I ld him. Im brwn bin i d.
h wn w.
I urnd b h cd in.
Cl m.
I l md lik drm hi mrnin. h culdn rl w
nd im wih m. Likl h numbr wuld b fr i lc r
dr clr. H h h! d k n h lr h b l nih!

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Fu i, I huh. I cld h numbr.

r w rin, h id u. h id hr nm, h nm f h
cm n h cd d kd hw h culd hl m. Id nvr hd
hr vic, bu I knw i w h. Id knwn h vic inc
dlcnc. I whird dir in m whn I r murbd
whn I w nin. I w huk, brh, bi d fr wm. I w
h.
I rid h didn knw m nm. I urd i u, flin lik
cml lr d ld hr I hr cd h ub l nih. M
fc w burnin d I w rrid I wuldn b bl h hr fr h
undin f m h d m uddn rubl in nuh ir.
Oh, hi! I w ur ud nvr cl. I nvr d h! Ju iv
rr m cd, I m. Im ld u cld! m I blin? Im
blin n I? Im u nn hu u nw. h lhd hn. h
und f h lh ld rih u m libid.
Hi! Iuhmwndrd if ud lik drink r mhin.
ur! Ill h b nih, huh c Im lin wn fr
h wknd. Or w culd d i n wk, bu Id rl lik d i
nih. I nih d? m I blin in? in h lh. I
fund mlf lhin, . uddnl, vrhin w r.
I ld hr nih w r. Wuld h lik m h m
b?
ur, h id. I w cl whr h livd. W rd m
vn.
I culdn milin h r f h d.

W dind d drk lir f d win.

w iin h l f i, w kd f nhin much d ld
fi. h bl blu h wr w nu fr hr i. Milk whi
mund kd u m bwn h lnd lc. I iurd mlf
cuin hm, rcin h fin bl vin, flin nil hdn I
rkd hm. hd m, hn d b m ki hm.
Hr v fc wih i u d crimn mil k m f m
nin, huh, cil whn h nicd m . Hr mil hn
ld m h knw l wh I w hinkind rvd.
M hd w bi fu, m l ih. h w funn d
ir d in m. vic in m hd ld m hi hd b

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drm. Hr hd in min cr h bl, und f hr lh, h

michif in hr d hrwi.
h md h uin, M lc. N vn h rn f
c. h bruh m hd u d rd i in n f hr br
fr mmn. Hr nil w hd. I l , uil, bi
mbrd. h ud ril.
I w wm nih. I crid m windbrkr in n hd, h
cdi vr n huldr. Hr mn w fw rm n h
r f ld brwnn diin cmmdi. I dmird h rim
d ur, cnur ld r mr.
h dr cld; h ddbl snicked in lc. W drd ur
ur clh n h hdwd r f h hlw.
I rd hr hd d ulld hr fc dwn. in li lid n
min, hr n fund i m. h bi m li, ud, d ulld
hm. ll hi whil, m hd wr bu n hr . I lid h hr
kir h wr u d in unil l, I hd hr b bu in m
hd. Bd il md hr kin imibl mh. M hd inld
h uch f i.
h wr hdful, h w; h I wuld h id ml
imul m u. Bu m rin w rn, I w hin rubl
din rih. h hin hi wm did m! Prin h
incrdibl i in m ch, h d bwn m f d rund
hr crh in m l. Hr hd md rch m d ulld
m frwd. h hd fl m i in hr l.
h ulld w. W wr bh in. Inid, h id. h
rd m hd. I fllwd hr. Hr livin rm w dk d hd
cuch d bi mchir in i. I didn nic hin l.
h uhd m in h chir d urnd n i lm n h
id bl. Hr hir w ld h f rd d ld. I urnd m n
much vrhin l bu hr did. Hr ircd m.
hr. Ill b rih b. L ur clh. h r dwn hl.
I w nkd d rudl r whn h rurnd.
h wr lhr cr; rd, rimmd in bld n ih
l. I rid Id fl h cr undr hr clh w rd in h
hl, wihu riin wh i w.
h d, u wihin r f h lm lih, m kimb. h w
Vkri.
Hw culd I h vr huh uch wmn

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unriv? i lhr urd ch mnicn br, wihu

cvrin; rnin hm m, if in rin. Hr Mn Vnri
w mh d lind wih h il hd ud in i. Hr l
lihl , h rchd n hd dwn hr crh d b rkin
hrlf, wih nr. Hr hr hd b lin wih br, ullin
d in h nil, hn hdr, inchin d wiin.
nl r, h rud ln, lw rk bwn hr hih. I
k m c in m hd d mhd hr rk fr k. Whr h
kndd d rmnd hr i, I d d ulld m
crum. W ch whd h hr mu lbur. Occinl, ur
wuld m cr h n f f dic. h w brhin
dl, hl. h kin f hr ur ch hd ink uh; i w
riin hr fc. w nr wr nw burid in hr in hr cun; I
culd hr knul mv h wrkd hr -.
Cm hr, I cmmdd.
h bd, in nl whn h w wihin uchin dic.
Knl dwn.
h w fcin m lvl, nvr in hr iin. I k
hr hd m hr i d rlcd i wih m muh. h immdil
wn w hdd n hr u. Whil I ud d bi hr nil,
win m h n i, I wrkd hr hr nil hd wih m
nr. I wd bwn i vr fw mmn. M rin
nuld m bll bun, buin in i wih vr ul.
H wr lud in m . h uil urnd m; hr
rm w buildin. Whn i cm, i w wih lw rin;
uur hwl m hr hr h ld m wih i inni. h
huddrd vilnl d, i b , fll frwd, hr hd n m
hih, cnrin frcin run m hr: fur, v, i f hm.
Mr, h id. h rihd hrlf d bruh nr driin
wih hr uic hr muh, liin d uin hm. Hr milin
m l h whil.
Lr. M urn. nd i w. I culdn rmmbr vr bin
i I w. h hd f m ni w ul url.
h khd clr n hr kn unil hr i wr bv m
hih urd b hir lhr lif ill. h ril i f hr
rl wrinkld hm u, ivin hm h lk f bruid
cliwr. h kin und hm w rd d brdd m l h ruh

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rmn. h w m dmirin d lid hm u f hir

crdl. Hld h, h md if hd hm m, ilin.
Lhin, I k hm in h m iri, crdlin h h
mund. h wid hr m bhind hr d did mhin, runin
lil h did . In fw cnd, h w dn. rin h cr
b h bm d, h ulld i dwn bu i inch. h
br! Ill k h b.
h ld vr d n m c, hn b min hr iv
vr i wih hr li. Lih h uch f h li w, I nl l
cnrl, whin m m lid bwn hm rdl.
h knw hi d didn rln hr bluin. Onc i w lid
hr ifin, h uhd hr i hr, nlin m di
bwn hm d b kin m lwl, whin m wih h
in mil.
Oh, d! I culdn k much f hi. I rid hld u, n
win h mmn nd.
h w d. h culd ll whn I w cl d d ; w
kin m rimd, nvr lin m . h wd hi much I.
h d d b lv m c wih hr li d n, nvr
nuln i. I hld bh i, min hm, lin h fl hm
dd h wih f m lur. On f hr hd hld h b f m
ni, h hr wrkd hr cun; brin hr uil h d f
hr rm. h lid hr li n h undrid f m h, n
iin u bhind h l. h lid h hd lwl, urin m
rin.
Finl, w bh knw h i w im. Onc in, h lid m
c bwn hr li, l h w dwn, uhin h cnriin f
hr hr. Onc. wic. I rd hr hir d ulld hr ,
N. N h w.
Hr muh w n, i limmrin n hr n li. h
rinnd hn d mvd ind m bl. h lid d rkd hm
wih h li, uin vr nl. I b rk m mmbr,
flin h lur, rlnin h mmn much I culd.
I didn l i unil h mvd h rih whr m
crum m m hih. w li f h cr d h lidin ki f
h li d m rk cd ur f cI knw I w h
in f n rurn.

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Im cummin!
h ulld b d crdld hr i undr hr m, hldin hm u
fr m. h hr w ill bu wih hr cli.
I umd hd d f; hr rk rih n h hd. d, i
w rn. W f lur rd vr in in m bd. Prur
buil rih h i f m di.
dril f mn id h mu d fll n hr i. I
wn much, u dvcd cu.
h dm bur. nru bl f cum urd d ru hr n
hd i richd. nhr cm d hr. I hwld in im
ch m i, vn, ih r rin f cum cd hr i, hr
n, d hr chin. h lur w inn i w m inful. I
cnind fr mmn vn r I w dr.
I l b, in, n h , m whl bd inlin. Hr fc
w cnrd hr rm ruhd hruh hr m. Hr
nvr l min i whd hruh hr.
M rm w linin n hr i d n, driin m hr
chin. h mild m d b liin hr nr, wiin u m cum
d liin hm in.
I ld vr d kid hr, in m wn mn.
M Vkri, I id.

Stranger in the Attic

I culdn' h bn ldr h ih whn i hnd.
Wknd in ummr, m n d I d m mrn
rdmhr' hu in h cunr. I w hu cnur-ld Qn
nn fmhu. h hl wr widr h m bdrm hm. h
rm I d in hd nuin c bd in i wih curin d
vrhin. h rm md bir h ur whl dwnir in
wn. I lvd i.
Dim I wuld mim l uid undr h hu k d
lm r h crk in b d rnd I w hin.
Ml, huh, I wuld l in h hu, lvin mri -l
cb D, r hunin h r vmir.
h ic w m fri lc. I hd vr ddl hd rm
frmd f h rf f h viu in f h hu. Wrn hdwd
r wih u r dwn ld bwn hm. hr wr b d
ch full f rur (clh d ilvrw; b f h d ld bk
d, , bi f wlr).
I'd nd full d rin dwn l ir rur.
Nih, .
I nvr ld n, bu in h w hur, I'd nk b u hr
l.
I'd r und m u hr hd wknd
m. Immdil, I'd mlf, h! Br ch i u.
h nih, I ul did h ni. I wn' h r im,
ihr. Whn I'd kd bu i bfr, rdm id uirrl r n
h rf d mim nu in h ic. h nvr d, huh.
h ni w dirn, h nih. Ludr, lwr.
Puin n m lir d in m huc vr m Bu
Rr , I hdd u in h hl.
rmn f ir ld h ic m ml rm in h
crnr f h ur r. vr nih bfr rdm wn bd h
ld h dr i, kin h l kln k wih hr. If I wd
h ic nih, I culd nl d b in n nrw
uid wkw m h nd f h uir hl. hi m nkin
bh m rdmhr d n rm. Bu I d nkin.
h dr ldin h in bcn w mlr h hr dr
in h hu, m kid-id. I hd n l bu i did i. in

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i n uil w chln, bu n Id ccd d wn

bfr. Pinch w h k.
I urnd h wrn br knb, bin cful n l i
rl. Lin in h dr, I chd m wih m f f,
b d frh, lin rur n h m wih m huldr; ch im
lil mr.
h dr lil, mkin ml ni.
I d d lind.
N und f wkfuln m h bdrm.
I rd. in, ucc d ml ni. in, n bdrm
ri r huin f lird f.
wic mr d I hd h ml dr n.
I w cl uid, wih bi f wind. I uil cld h dr (n
l h w, f cur) h br wuldn in. h wuld b
dd ivw.
h rilin cnid f f, fc-lhd wdn d ril,
k f mn n hm l h rmind f ln in b. I w
bu ch hih n m.
I w imind I w in hrrr mvi whn I w u hr r
bdim. h nih w cil d fr uch iminin. Wind
md h k l r. f, whi mn hih u rild hrd f
clud. I vn hd wl.
I k h dn , h rcin, in mil mkin m fc
fl ih.
h hr dr u wll, bu i w w wl w m h hl
I u kd i n. Inid w diud rm, bu i b i, wih
dir windw d lddr-lik ir n inid wl. U I wn.
nrw r dr bld m w. I hd n l d h lh hd
ln bn bn uln. I w bi h. I h hv d
I w in h dknd ic.
Which wn' dk i huld h bn.
r, I huh i w h mn hinin hruh h ml,
rund windw crd und h rf. I urnd fc h urc.
windw u n h l wl n m fcd h dirin f h
mn. I didn l in nuh lih l m m hd. hd, n
h m id f h buildin, whi lih w hinin. h nd
f h ic w fwih u f.

rr in h ic

I dmi i; f rd m. mwhr inid m, huh,

hilin hwld. I c dmi nw, h Iv w wd cn
wih mhin rrdin. h nih I i.
I dvcd wd h lih. M muh d f h ld nni I
mim lid (I w wird kid, k?). I fl rur in m u,
lik I wuld n h . Mvin ilnl, I w ur I'd h hd
h ml und. Nn w md.
I clr, h miin rmind. I wn' f r l. h
lih w uwird. I cm m h ml n rf vr h
curvd ir h r u wh I w huh f h wr. h
nrc w lw d riul. I hd u vr im I wn
hr. n dul wuld h hd crwl n hd d kn.
d fr mmn u m cur (vl hmd f
mlf fr ndin ) d rdd. Fur ld u h
nrc. h m ibl lih nvld m b h im I rchd
h .
h rm w hd, wih n windw r hr iunil
nw.
Ldin minl in hin ir vr h drivw w l
hl. h lih cm m hu n windw l n i rih id. B
n f hm w Ld.
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