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Into the Shadows of the River
Beth and the others sprint off at once. As they run, beth starts singing cat stephen's moon shadow. The air around them smells like apricots. They must be passing through the grov he remembers from their long walk almost three weeks ago. But then a movement in the nearby bushes registers in his peripheral vision. He raises his arms as though to surrender, but then lets them drop by his side. It's just a herd of cows. John dives for cover into a shrub next to beth. Bullets bounce out the dirt and spark as they shatter rocks. And then he sees the little hut and the goat skulls, glowing early in the moonlight.