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"Plusieurs mains jaillirent instantanément de l'eau et agrippèrent Sophie à ses poignets, à ses chevilles, à sa gorge!
Elle tenta de faire appel à son second gardien, dans sa chevelure, mais ne pouvait inspirer ni expirer. "Coccinelle, coccinelle, COCCINELLE!", pensa-t-elle le plus fort qu'elle put! Tout devint sombre.
Sophie se réveilla dans la grange, ses mains serrées autour de son cou, et des restes d'insecte écrasé entre.
N'importe qui aurait interprété cette histoire comme un cauchemar particulièrement mauvais, si elle n'avait pas été trempée, et couverte de lentilles d'eau. La rivière, par contraste, s'était entièrement asséchée dans la nuit, et plus jamais ne coula. Les gens cherchèrent des coupables, bien sûr. Mais Sophie s'était enfuie de par les bois en hurlant, et ne revint pas."
Anne de Maumesnil, Prose du Sentier
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The whole roommate story is starting to blow over, there are fallouts from time to time which demand my attention, but it should go better from here.
For now, the page is on time and that’s already something 🙂
Thank you for bearing with me!
There is obviously little or no entertainment in these parts. Whats a goat to do?
Well, there are chaotic rock formation everywhere and that usually does the trick, but it’s true that after a while it has to feel like living everyday in a theme park : it slowly becomes boring.
I find it interesting that you reference ‘Prose from the Path’. Perhaps I should read it on one of my journeys back to Kizh from the capital?
Maumesnil’s short novels are certainly popular in Nomblau, and have been for a while now. And, who knows what’s next in your career?
Who, indeed? Why, my cousin was working faithfully as an archivist within the Golemia court record office until only some months back – they made those… changes, I’m sure you heard about. A regretful business. I will merely say that I am glad to be working as an ambassador.
Ah, I see what you are referencing. No point worrying about it – just adjustments that were needed to classify and declassify certain informations. Happens a lot more than you would think, actually, it’s just that most of the time no one notices!
I hope your cousin didn’t have to suffer from them, people can get attached. Notify me if compensation is needed. She can rest assured that these changes serve research for the good of all citizens.
wow, that got is a jerk huh. makes me think it’s not really the goat, but instead the dead guy’s ghost.
Well to the goat’s defense, it does get uneventful around there. When else is she supposed to get entertainment?
I can’t wait to see what’s up!
I’m glad to hear the roommate thing is being resolved, you all shouldn’t have to deal with that drama.
Haha no one should, really. It’s not entirely over, there are still ripples, but DO I want to put this behind me!
See you next week for the reveal 😉