Middle of Nowhere
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Last published Thu, Apr 25, 2019
Owl eyes litter the evergreens of Nowhere, infecting the dark of the night. A frigure lurks outside the forest walls, waiting, collecting fireflies in a jar. The manor rests upon the hill, with bugs having tea parties and a doctor spilling his killing medicine.
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