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"And Jack? Can you... 953 |
[Feb. 11th, 2010|03:57 am] |
"Oh, you can count on that
"And Jack? Can you figure out how to load the
speargun?"
No problem thereWe were a go for speargun
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The interior of the barn was dark, and not just
because the ridge of land between us and the Gulf
cut off the direct light of the setting sunThere
was still plenty of light in the sky, and there
were plenty of cracks and chinks in the slate roof,
but the vines had overgrown themWhat light did
enter from above was green and deep and
untrustworthy
The outbuilding's central area was empty save for
an ancient tractor sitting wheelless on the
massive stumps of its axles, but in one of the
equipment stalls, the light of our powerful
flashlight picked out a few rusty, left-over tools
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and a wooden ladder leaning against the back |
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