after what seemed like many hours of walking
      they came to a place that was
not like anything he had ever seen-
pain seemed to rule here and there were
      people moaning, all at once close
and far away.

the old man tossed the girl down
into a small boat that was drifting in a
river of blood.
he watched them go coldly, but his heart was
      filled with fear
as they disappeared into the fog.
      he saw faces
everywhere he turned, looking out of
rocks, darting behind trees-
and once...

 

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