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The Arrival of the Red-Haired Girl
By: Joseph Knob
Set hswunghi sax edownwar dwi t hami ght yt hr ust , c l eavi ngt he l ogi nt wo. I twasear l ymor ni ng. Af r eshsnowf al l l ai dsi l entont he f or estfloorandi nt hef r ost edpi nesar oundhi m. Hest oppedt o c at c hhi sbr eat handt akei nt hevi ewoft hegr eatval l eybel ow. Al l t hewor l dseemedst i l l . Peac ef ul . " Thatwoodai n' tgonnac uti t sel fnow, boy, "ol dMungomut t er ed, waddl i ngupt hef oot pat hbehi ndSet h. Set hnot i c edt henewsetof f ur sMungowaswear i ng. Fr om af art heymadeMungol ookl i kea gi antbear . Set hsmi l ed. " Theyfityouwel l , nowdon' tt hey?" " Nowdon' tmakef un, boy, "sai dMungoi nhi sol d, r aspyvoi c e, " Youbestfini shupandgetbac ki nsi debef or eyouc at c hac ol d. " " I st hest ewdoneyet ?" " You' l l findoutwhenyou' r efini shedc hoppi ng, l addi e! "Laughed Mungo, headi ngbac kdownt hehi l l . " Savesomef orme! "Set hyel l ed, c ar ef ul l yposi t i oni nganot herl og. Anot herhourofwor kpassedbef or eSet hst oppedagai nf oranot herr estandl ookedupatt hegr eyskywhenhenot i c edsomet hi ngst r ange. Agl owi ngst r eakofbl uel i ghtemer gedf r om t he mi st ygr ey, sl owl ymovi ngdownwar d. Ast arf al l sdur i ngt heday? Set ht hought . Howc ant hi sbepossi bl e?Het hennot i c edt hatt hi s obj ec twasnof al l i ngst ar , andal mostseemedt obec omi ngt owar dshi m. I tgr eweverc l oserandbur nedevermor ebr i ght l yi na bl uel i ghtbl uert hanbl ueflameofabr i l l i anc eSet hhadneverseen. Soot hi ng. Hedr oppedhi sax e, get t i ngr eadyt ost ar tr unni ngt o avoi di t , butt ooawest r uc kt omove. I tc amec l oserandc l oser . Set hpani c kedandj umpedt ot hegr ound, c over i nghi sheadwi t h hi sar ms. Thest r eakofl i ghtc amec ar eeni ngdownwi t han ex pl osi onj ustaf ewhundr edyar dsaway.
" Wel l , l ookatt hoseear syouhave! "Mungomar vel edatt hi sgi r l ' s st r angeear s, " andt hi sst r anget ongueyouspeaki n, whyIdon' t t hi nkI ' veeverhear d. . "Shec ont i nuedt ospeak, gr owi ngdel i r i ous andl ooki ngar oundf r ant i c al l y. Heremer al deyesi l l umi nat edby t hewhi t eoft hesnowandt hec ol dwi nt ersky. " Now, now, shh! shh! "Mungosai dt oher , hol di ngt het hi c kf ur s ar oundherandr ubbi ngt hem, " Wear egoi ngt ogetyoui nwher e i t ' sni c eandwar m andgetsomehotf oodi nya' . "Mungohoi st ed heronhi sbac kwi t hz er oeor tandt ur nedt oSet handwhi sper ed, " Mustbeagi r l f r om t heout erl ands. . j udgi ngbyt hef or ei gnt ongueandal l . . " " For ei gnl ands?"Set hbar kedi nc r edul ousl y, " Whatper sonhave youeverseenf r om t hef or ei gnl andswi t hear ssuc hast hose?" " Idon' tknow, boy, "sai dMungo, adj ust i ngt hegi r l ' sl egsont o hi swai st , "butI ' veseenst r angert hi ngsi nmyt i me. " " Youdon' tunder st and! "answer edSet h, " Shef el l f r om t hesky! I sawi twi t hmeowneyesIdi d! If oundheri nac r at ert hatwas bur ntandsmoki ng! . . asi fst r uc kwi t hfier ybr i mst onef r om t he skyi t sel f ! "Thegi r l sol emnl yl ookeddownatSet hf r om Mungo' s bac k, seemi ngl yunder st andi ngwhatSet hwast r yi ngt oex pl ai n. Herf ox l i keear spokedt hr oughherbr i l l i antr edhai r . Mungodi dn' tseem t obel i eveSet h. " Haveyoubl eedi n' gone mad, boy?" " Youdi dn' tseet hebl uel i ght ?Theex pl osi on?"pl eadedSet h. " ThoughtIhear dsomet hi n' st r ange, "r ec konedMungo, " Abumpofsomesor t . Fi gur edyouwasunl oadi ngt het i mber ' t i l l Ihear dya' sc r eami n' . Nomat t er . Iam notgonnast andher e l i st ni n' t oyourf ool i sht al eswhi l et hi spoorgi r l f r eez est odeat h, nowwi l l I ?Besi des, Igotmeapoto' st ewt hatneedsst i r r i n' . " Mungost ar t edbac kt ot hec ot t agewi t hahu. Ther edheaded gi r l c l ungt ohi swar m bac k. Sheseemedc omf or t abl ewi t h Mungo.
" Wel l howdoyousupposeshemadei tal l t hewayouther ef r om t he out erl andswi t hnoc l ot heson?"yel l edSet haf t erhi m. " Yousawt hatsmoki n' bur nthol ei nt hegr oundshewasa' shi ver i n' i n! "gr unt edMungo, " Shemust ' abur nt' em! " Set hgr umbl edt ohi msel fashef ol l owedt hem home. WhenSet h' ssi st er , Ai a, r et ur nedf r om ahuntl at ert hatday, her mout hf el l openwi deasshest oodi nt hedoor wayoft hei rwooden c ot t age, apai rofpl umpr abbi t shangi ngf r om herl ef thand. Ast r ange r edhai r edgi r l wasi nherhomewi t hMungoandSet h, wear i ngSet h' s c l ot hi ngandt hor oughl yenj oyi ngahotbowl oft hei rc ar i boust ew. Thi soddgi r l l ookedupf r om t hebowl t hr oughherdi shevel edr uby bangsast heheavywoodendoorc r eakedopen, abi tofmeathangi ngf r om herl i ps. Hereyessuddenl ywi denedwhenshel ookedat Ai a' sf ac e, andshei mmedi at el ydr oppedt hebowl ofst ewand j umpedf r om t hec hai r . Shewentr i ghtupt oAi aandputherar msar oundher , asi fshewas j ustr euni t edwi t hsomebodyc l oset oherwhom shehadn' tseeni na l ongwhi l e. Shewasbabbl i ngi nherst r angel anguageunc ont r ol l abl y agai n, butt hi st i mei nast at eofut t erj ubi l anc eandec st asyr at her t hanf earandc onf usi on. I twassur r eal t oAi a. At ot al st r angerwi t h oddl ooki ngwol fear sf awni ngoverher , gi vi ngherki ssesont he c heek, babbl i ngut t ernonsense. Thehugwentonunt i l Ai abec ame unc omf or t abl eandMungohadt opr yt hegi r l oofher .
Ast heyt or eheroofAi a, t heex c i t ementbegant of adef r om t her edheadedgi r l ’ sf ac easshebegant or eal i z eAi adi dnot seem t oknowher . Ashersmi l ef adedaway, shebegant oc r y. ForMungo, Ai a, andSet h, Thenex tf ewdayswoul dpr ovet obet hest r angest ofdayst heyhadeverex per i enc ed. Thi sr edhai r edgi r l seemedt obeaf or ei gner . Fr om wher e, noneoft hem knew. Thel anguageshespokewasonet hat noneoft hem r ec ogni z ed. Notevenol dMungo, whohadt r avel edt hewor l df arand wi def ormanyl ongyear sandl ear nedt hedi er entt onguesof manydi er entr ac esofmen. . butonl ySet hknewandbel i eved t het r ut ht hatshewasnotoft hei rwor l d, andhesl owl ybegan t ogi veupt r yi ngt oc onvi nc eMungoorAi aofi t . I tseemednei t herAi anorMungosawt hebl uel i ghti nt hesky t hatday. Never t hel ess, t het hr eeoft hem dec i dedt hati twas bestt ol ett hi sst r angegi r l l i vewi t ht hem unt i l t heyc oul dfigur e outwher eshec amef r om andgetherhome. Theyhaddec i dedt oc al l her' Rua' .
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depi c t edac t ual l yspeakEngl i sh, andwhat youar er eadi ngi sj ustal i t er ar yt r ansl at i onof t hei rt r uel anguageandac c ent sasi tmi ght appeart osoundi nEngl i sh. " Rua"means" r ed" i nt hei rl anguage. Ref er enc est of ox es, c ai r i bou, andr abbi t s, wi l l owt r ees, andpi net r ees ar eal soi nac c ur at east hi st al eac t ual l yt akes pl ac eonanot herpl anetandt hement i oned pl antandani mal spec i es-whi l edec i dedl y si mi l art ot hei rc ount er par t sf oundont hi s par t i c ul arpl anet -dodi ersl i ght l yi nsi z eand appear anc e, et c . Whatyouhavej ustr eadi sa smal l ex c er ptf r om myupc omi ngnovel War r i or soft heSevent hSun, apr oj ec tt hatIhave beent i nker i ngwi t hf oraver yl ongt i meand am qui t eeagert obegi nt or eveal t ot hi s wor l d! St ayt unedf ort hesepr ec i ousbi t sand pi ec esoft hi smonument al wor ki npr ogr ess. Peac eandLove!
Anthony DelPonte
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Dr awi ngabl ank …Howdoesone…Dr aw…Abl ank ?Whati st he meani ngoft hi s ,ands omanyot hert hi ngsf ort hatmat t er ? Ont hi sdayIf oundmy s el fs omewher ear oundups t at eNewYor k ,i na qui et ,r ur al t ownc al l edTur i n.Iwass omewher e,c ompl et el ys ur r oundedbyamas s i v eoc eanofpeopl et hatwer egat her edi nf r ontofal ar ge s t ageatanout doormus i cf es t i v al .I thadbeenr ai ni ngf orday sandi t wasabout40degr eesFahr enhei t .Iwasf eel i ngex t r emel yanx i ousand i mpat i ent ,wonder i nghowl ongi twoul dbeunt i l t hemus hr oomsbegi n t ot ak ehol d… Iwasaboutt wos ongsi nt oUmphr ey ’ sMc gee’ ss et ,whenal l ofa s uddenIs t ar t edf eel i ngt hi ss t r ongur get or oam “ Imus tf i ndmor ehal l uc i nogensbef or emoe.hi t st hes t age”Is ai dt omy s el f ,asi ts eemed l i k et hatquar t erofmus hr oomsIhadc ons umedabout45mi nut esear l i erhadbar el yaf f ec t edmeatal l .Iwasl uc k yenought of i ndapar t ner i nc r i mef ort hi sj our neyIwasaboutt ot ak e,af r i endofmi ne,Ant hony ,dr unkandbel l i ger entbuts t i l l onhi sf eet ,andwi l l i ngt ohi k e t hr ought hemount ai nbac kt oShak edownSt r eet .Wewer ebot hl ook i ngf ors omet hi ngoutt her et hatc oul dl aunc husi nt oanot herl ev el . AsImademywayoutoft hec r owdIc anr ememberi tbei ngunus ual l y di f f i c ul tt owal k … Thi si swhenInot i c edt hatt hemus hr oomsIhad eat enear l i erwer es l owl ybuts ur el yc r eepi ngt hei rwayi nt omy s y s t em,butIdi dn’ tc ar e,Iwasal r eadyonmyway“ Ther e’ snot ur ni ng bac know…”It hought .Wehadal mos tmadei toutoft hec r owdwhenI r eal i z edt hatAnt honywasgone“ mot her f uc k er …”Imut t er edt o
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dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddlllooooooooooooooooo my s el f ,butaf t eronl yaf ewmi nut esheemer gedf r om t hec r owdwi t hwhat s eemedt obeawetbl ank etwr appedar oundhi m andt heni nadr unk ens l ur hes ai d“ Man!It houghtIhadl os ty ouf orgood! ” Wer es umedourj our ney ,mak i ngourwayt hr ought hehi l l sandi nt oShak edownSt r eet ,andwhenwegott her ewenot i c edt hatt hepl ac ewasbuz z i ng wi t hpeopl el ook i ngf ors omet hi ngt oei t herenhanc eordes t r oyt hei rc ur r ents t at eofmi nd. Shak edownSt r eeti sk i ndofadar kpl ac ewher ey oumus tk eepy ourey es openands ens ess har pf ort her ei smor et hanahandf ul ofj ok er st hatwi l l s el l y oubunkhei nousc hemi c al sdi s gui s edasdr ugs .Thef ac tt hatt her ewas about2f eetoff r es hmudt hr oughoutt hei nf amousSt r eetdi dn’ thel pt he s i t uat i on,mymot or i ngs k i l l shadbeengr av el yaf f ec t edbyt hen.Asy ouwal k downi t ,y ouc anhearal l s or t sofpus her s ,deal er s ,v endor sandus er swhi s perj us tl oudenought ohearasy oupas s edt hem by“ mol l y …ganj a f ood…who’ sgotmyheadydos es …gotanyphar mi es …s hr ooms …”I tr eal l y i sas t r anges c enet os ayt hel eas t . Imus thav ebeenabout100y ar dsi nt ot hi ss t r angepl ac ewheni t happened…t heonet hi ngIwast r y i ngt oav oi dt hi swhol et i me…Tak i nga s pi l l i nt ot het hi c kmud.Ik nowt hi smays ounds t upi dt omos tpeopl e,howev er ,f al l i ngi nt ot hatt hi c kdi s gus t i ngmudi saboutt hel as tt hi ngy ouwant t odoatanout doormus i cf es t i v al i nt hemi ddl eofnowher e,mi l esaway f r om homewi t hv er yl i mi t edr es our c esandonl yaf ewofy ourper s onal bel ongi ngs ,bec aus eonc es omet hi ngases s ent i al asy ourwal l et ,c ark ey s ,or gl as s esdr opi nt oi t ,y ourc hanc esoff i ndi ngi tar es l i mt onone. Af t ert ak i ngt hatdev as t at i ngs pi l l Imanagedt opi c kmy s el fup,andupon c hec k i ngmyc oat ’ spoc k et ,Ir eal i z edt hatIhadl os tmyey egl as s es .
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dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddlllooooooooooooooooo If ur i ous l ys t ar t edy el l i ngev er ys i ngl ec ur s ewor dt hatIc oul dt hi nkof asIt r i ed,hopel es s l y ,t of i ndt hem,andwhenIal mos tgav eupal lhope, Ant honywal k edbyandc amet omyai di nt hef or m ofaf l as hl i ghtf eat ur eonhi sc el l ul art el ephone.Wel ook edar oundf orabout5mi nut es andt hen…Boom! ! !Ther et heywer e,nomor et han10f eetawayf r om wher eIhadt ak ent hathor r i bl es pi l l mi nut esear l i er“ I t ’ saGodDamned Mi r ac l e! ! ! ”Ic r i edout ,myv i s i onhadbeenr es t or ed. Wec ont i nuedwal k i ngdownShak edownSt r eetwhenev ent ual l ywer an i nt oaguy ,adeal erwhohappenedt ohav ewhatwewer el ook i ngf or “ He’ sas k et c hyl ook i ngc har ac t er…”It hought ,buthel ook edt r us t wor t hyenought oc opmus hr oomsf r om. AsI s t ar t edt ot al kt ohi m, I not i c edt her ewasav er ypec ul i arl ooki nhi sey es , l i k ehewass omewher e f araway ,c ompl et el ygonet os omef or ei gnpl anetout s i deourgal ax y ’ s or bi t …. Anot herdi mens i on per haps ? May be he k new whathe was doi ng,ors oIhoped“ Aquar t erofs hr oomsi sal lIwant ”s ai dAnt hony “ addanei ghtf orme”Imut t er ed,“ Ok ay ,Iwi l lber i ghtbac k .Hangont o t hi sumbr el l af ormeunt i l Ir et ur n”ourdeal err epl i ed. Hewenti nt ot hi s Ci r c us l i k et entasAnt honyandIs atunder neat ht hats mal lumbr el l ai n t hemi ddl eofShak edownSt r eet“ Whatas k et c hybunc hwear e,i fwe ar es pot t edi nas c enel i k et hi sonebyany onewhoc oul di dent i f yus , t heywoul dei t herl aughatusorgetc r eepedout ,s omuc hs o,t hatt hey woul dnotwantt ohav eany t hi ngt odowi t hei t heroneofusf ort her es t oft hei rr emai ni ngy ear s . ”Is ai dt oAnt hony . Ther ai ns t ar t edt opi c kupagai n,butbyt hatt i meourdeal erhad emer gedf r om hi st entwi t honeofhi shandsi nt hepouc hofhi shooded s weat er“ Her ey ago! ”hes ai d,ashehandedmeaboutahal founc eof
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dani eli nfante/ /unti tled dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddlllooooooooooooooooo mus hr oomsi naneat l yr ol l eds andwi c hbag. Ant honyandIs t ar t edt owal kbac kt owar dst hemai ns t age,c ons umi ngour s hr oomswhi l es t umbl i ngt hr ought het hi c kmud,andonc ewear r i v edatt he edgeoft hec r owd, Ant honys ai d“ Heyman, I got t agot ak eapi s s ”ashes t ar t eds pr i nt i ngt owar dst hewoodsnex tt ot hemai ns t age. Is t ay edar oundf ora f ewmi nut esasI wai t edf orhi sr et ur n, butI begant of eel uneas yandabi tunc omf or t abl e,t hi nk i ngev er y onear oundwass t ar i ngatme. I s t ay edasl ongasI c oul ds t andt obet her e, butev ent ual l ydec i dedt hatt hi s l oc at i onwasnol ongers af e…I wasaboutt owanderawayf r om i tal l , butt hen r ani nt oaf ami l i arf ac e, amanI hadmetear l i erwhohads etuphi st entr i ght nex tt oourc amps i t e,hi snamewasFr ank . Fr ankwasas t r angec har ac t erbuts eemedl i k eani c eguy ,t heonl yt hi ng t hatwor r i edmeabouthi m wast hel ar gepoc k etk ni f ear oundhi sbel t ,butI t hought“whatt hehel l . . ”Heof f er edt os mok eaj oi ntwi t hmeat opt hehi l l nex tt ot hes t age,whi c hwasav er ys t eeps l opeaboutahal fami l et al l .If ol l owedFr ankupt hehi l l ,s t r uggl i ngt os t ayi nt heupr i ghtpos i t i onasbot hmy f eets l i ppedf r om under neat hme. Whenwegott her eI waswi ndedandhal l uc i nat i ngt ot hepoi ntwher ei twasno l ongeraboutr ec r eat i on,orev en f un…t hi shadbec omeat r i pabouts ur v i v al . Af t erwef i ni s heds mok i ngt hatj oi ntt hes i t uat i onbec amei nc r eas i ngl ybi z ar r e,whi c hi ss omet hi ngIhadnotex pec t edandwasnotment al l ypr epar edf or .Fr ankdec i dedi twoul dbeagoodi deat ov ent ur edeepi nt ot he woodst hats ur r oundedt het opoft hemount ai n,Iwant ednopar tof t hi s …Hewasi nt her ef oraf ewmi nut es ,Is t ay edatt heedgeoft hewoods andt hen… Ihear dt hi snoi s e… I fy ouc oul di magi newhatt her oarc omi ng f r om r abi dhoneybadgers uf f er i ngf r om ami dl i f ec r i s i sbr oughtonbyex
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dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddlllooooooooooooooooo ex t r emeps y c hos i ss oundsl i k e,t heny oumi ghtunder s t andwhyIf el t t hr eat enedbyt hi snoi s e…Fr ankemer gedf r om t hewoodsr unni ng, s hi r t l es s ,c ov er edi nl eav esandmud,s t i l ls c r eami ngashes t umbl ed andr ol l eddownt hes t eephi l l i nt oagr oupofpeopl eabout30f eetdown f r om wher ewes t ood…Hek noc k edov eraf ew oft hem,s omeoft he womeni nt hegr oupwer et wi r l i ngbat onsands pi nni nghul ahoops …A f i er c ebr awl f ol l owedt hi sbi z ar r ec hai nofev ent s … Thatwhol es c enet hr ewmei nt oapani candc aus edmet of l ee,att op s peeddownt hi ss t eephi l l . I wasi nt heout s k i r t soft hemai ns t agewhenI not i c edt hec ol os s al bal l ofener gyt hec r owdhadev ol v edi nt o,Ic oul df eeli tandi twasbot hi nt i mi dat i ngandc omf or t i ngatt hes amet i me. I dec i dedt ov ent ur ei ns i de, s ot hatIc oul df i ndapl ac et ogat hermy s el f ,s omewher ewher eIc oul d f i ndpeac e.Iwasc ompl et el yl os tandmus thav ewal k edt hr ought hi s oc eanofpeopl ef orwhats eemedl i k ehour s , asI t r i edmybes tt oi gnor e al lt hemadnes sandpar anoi af l oodi ngmyr es t l es smi nd,i ts eemedi mpos s i bl et of oc usonany t hi ngIwast hi nk i ngnomat t erhow br i l l i ant , dar k ,abs t r ac t ,ors t upi dt heys eemedatt het i me.Iwast r i ppi nghar d, r eal l y , r eal l yhar d, andf i ght i ngt hi sf ami l i arf eel i ng, s omet i mesbr ought onbyhal l uc i nogeni cdr ugs ,Ic al l i t“ TheFear ” . Suddenl y , f ornor eas onatal l I c amet oahal t , I dec i dedt hatt hi spl ac e wher eIs t oodwaswher eIwoul dr emai nf ort her es tofs hows ot hatI c oul df oc usont hemus i c .Ic aughtt hel as t2s ongsandt heenc or e, whi c hIs houl dment i onwasc ompl et el ymi ndbl owi ng.
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