23 - Of Shadow

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She let the pebble fall from her fingers as she rose to her feet.

"Why did I never understand love?"

"Love is complicated," the man replied, "and comes in many forms. It is not always easy to tell one form from the other."

The shadow of the great tree stretched before her, painted black against the greying white of the snow below. Carefully, she approached it and stepped into its shade.

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