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Šą ` ą"Seems€¢tis£€only€I€be€surprised,"€said€Dora.€€SheĻā ādescribed€the€old€woman€she€had€seen€in€the€dining€hall€andĻasked€if€there€were€any€such€in€the€village.€€Letty€shook€herĻhead.€€"I€thought€as€much.€€She€up€and€vanished€on€me,€and€theĻlight€were€that€strange.€€Asked€me€to€fire€her€pipe€whichĻturned€out€to€be€my€own€and€then€vanished.€€I€be€tired€toĻdeath€of€strange€happenings€I'll€tell€ye€now.€€I€wish€I€wereĻhome€in€my€own€bed."€Ģą ` ąLetty€laughed.€€"I€dare€say€ye€have€no€choice€woman."€ĻShe€put€a€sudden€compassionate€arm€round€Dora's€shoulders.€Ļ"Ye€have€the€sight€and€ye€cannot€give€it€back."Ģą ` ą"Easy€for€you,"€Dora€muttered,€feeling€like€a€small€sulkyĻgirl.€€Letty€laughed€again,€and€strangely€Dora€felt€safeĻenough€to€let€out€her€sorrow€in€company.€€"My€old€man€beĻgone,"€she€cried€out€in€the€warmth€of€Letty's€arm,€and€she€letĻherself€weep€as€she€only€had€alone€in€these€last€days.Ģą ` ą"Ah€one,€¢tis£€the€way€with€the€old,"€said€Letty€and€heldĻonto€her€all€the€while.Ģą ` ą"I€be€changed€and€a€stranger.€€I€have€no€home,"€DoraĻsobbed,€€and€the€feeling€of€it€swept€her€away€again,€thoughĻall€the€while€she€could€see€with€that€strange€clear€eye€ofĻhers€that€had€she€no€home€indeed,€she€would€not€be€weeping€inĻthis€kind€woman's€arms.€€And€the€telling€of€her€sorrow€madeĻā āher€feel€whole€again.€Š d,&. Šą ` ąAfter€a€while,€they€sat€together€on€stools€in€the€heat€ofĻā āthe€great€ovens.€€Dora€relighted€her€pipe€and€told€Letty€aboutĻher€beloved€home€and€her€family.€€She€told€her€what€her€lifeĻhad€been,€one€village€woman€to€another.€€There€was€instantĻunderstanding€between€these€two€whose€lives€had€not€beenĻunalike.Ģą ` ąLetty€too€had€grown€up€in€the€warm€arms€of€village€women,Ļdanced€with€her€friends€at€season's€turn,€known€only€sorrowĻthat€was€cushioned€by€an€old€and€right€way€to€bear€it.€€TheyĻhad€each€married€young€and€happily€and€borne€their€first€childĻstraight€away.€€Then€there€was€the€work€year€in€and€year€out,Ļbearing€and€raising€the€children,€keeping€the€woman's€side€ofĻthe€farm€going,€always€so€close€to€the€ground€neither€everĻthought€to€look€for€a€horizon.Ģą ` ąAnd€Dora€told€Letty€what€her€life€had€become,€how€strangeĻit€was€to€her€still.€€She€could€see€when€she€spoke€of€the€edgeĻand€of€her€need€to€know,€that€Letty€understood€the€need€atĻleast.€€A€great€relief€came€into€her€like€a€sigh€that€she€wasĻknown.€€¢Tis£€one€thing€to€be€seen€by€a€strange€bird€like€¢Sy£,Ļanother€altogether€to€be€understood€by€this€village€woman,€notĻso€different€from€herself.€€She€didn't€feel€quite€the€outcastĻshe€had.€Ģą ` ąAs€she€was€talking,€she€remembered€the€feather€lying€onĻthe€ground€pointing€toward€the€mountains€and€what€she'd€heardĻfrom€Mat€and€Nan.Š  .Ą'0 Šą ` ą"I've€a€bad€feeling€about€this€night€I€have€to€tell€'¢ee£,"Ļshe€said€looking€over€at€Letty.€€"I€be€sure€as€I€may€that€IĻwere€told€to€leave€this€night.€€I€were€off€to€pack€my€thingsĻwhen€I€saw€your€light.€€Nan€and€Mat€were€talking€over€dinnerĻof€someone€being€seen€at€¢t'other£€village.€€A€party€came€outĻfor€the€chase€but€went€back€in€the€dark.€€My€feeling€¢bain't£Ļgood.€€Be€there€some€way€to€prepare?"Ģą ` ą"If€there€is€and€Mat€and€Nan€feel€the€same€way€as€thee,"Ļanswered€Letty,€"it'll€happen."Ģą ` ą"Well,€why€have€we€not€heard?"€asked€Dora.Ģą ` ą"That€I€don't€know."€€Letty€got€up€then€and€put€on€aĻheavy€black€shawl€that€hung€by€the€door.€€"Come."€Ģą ` ąThey€headed,€as€far€as€Dora€could€tell€in€the€thickĻblackness,€for€Nan's€house.€€There€was€not€a€light€to€be€seenĻexcept€at€the€bakery€behind€them.€€A€few€fat€drops€of€rain€hadĻstarted€to€fall,€and€Dora€wished€she'd€brought€her€shawl€toĻkeep€her€warmer.€€She€was€shivering€by€the€time€they€reachedĻNan's€place.€€There€were€certainly€voices€to€be€heard€from€inĻfront€of€them.€€Letty€came€to€a€stop,€and€Dora€bumped€into€herĻback.€€Letty€knocked€and€said€her€name,€and€the€door€wasĻopened€from€inside.€Ģą ` ąThe€only€light€in€the€small€room€came€from€the€fire,€andĻshadows€of€the€ten€or€more€people€who€sat€there€flickered€upĻā āthe€walls€and€vanished€across€the€ceiling.Š d,&. Šą ` ą"Come€in,"€Nan€spoke€low.€€"We€were€about€to€send€forĻā āye."€€There€was€a€silence€then€which€lasted€a€while€afterĻLetty€and€Dora€found€places€to€sit€on€the€earthen€floor.€€DoraĻhuddled€as€close€to€the€fire€as€she€could€but€found€the€pressĻof€bodies€was€enough€to€send€the€steam€rising€off€her.€ĻSomeone€handed€her€a€mug€of€broth,€and€she€sat€on€her€heelsĻwith€her€hands€around€the€mug€waiting.€€She€felt€more€than€aĻlittle€uncomfortable,€as€though€she'd€dropped€in€by€mistake€onĻsome€stranger's€funeral€and€sat€with€the€family€around€theĻbody€at€the€wake.€Ģą ` ąNan€spoke€up€at€last,€and€her€low€voice€carried€clearĻenough€above€the€wind€outside€though€she€spoke€only€just€aboveĻa€whisper.€€"There's€no€point€in€waiting€for€them€to€arrive,"Ļshe€said.€€"We've€known€long€enough€that€we€could€not€stayĻforever.€€They€have€seen€us€and€that€is€enough."€€There€was€noĻargument,€no€questions,€but€someone€was€crying€near€the€door.€Ļ"Aye.€€It€is€hard€enough€this€new€way€of€living€and€hardĻenough€to€leave€so€far€behind€and€fearing€us€the€little€onesĻwe€bore€and€raised.€€I€do€not€understand€it€yet.€€But€weĻcannot€risk€that€they€seek€us€out€before€the€day.€€We€must€goĻstraight€away."€Ģą ` ąShe€turned€then€to€Letty€who€was€still€by€the€door€andĻasked€her€if€she€was€ready.Ģą ` ą"Indeed€and€have€been€a€week€or€more,"€the€baker€replied.€Ļ"There€be€only€bare€necessities€left€here€and€those€quicklyŠ  .Ą'0 Šsmashed."€€Dora€wondered€what€they€were€talking€about.€€SheĻlooked€at€the€people€near€her€but€couldn't€see€anyone€asĻpuzzled€as€she,€only€thoughtful€faces,€some€worried,€a€lotĻsad.€€She€was€about€to€speak€up€when€a€man€she€couldn't€seeĻtold€them€that€all€the€ill€and€weak€had€been€taken€beforeĻsundown€and€that€everyone€else€was€ready€to€start.€Ģą ` ą"Start€what,"€she€asked.€€Nan€looked€at€her€withĻsurprise.Ģą ` ą"Of€course,€you€don't€know€and€no€one€has€talked€to€'¢ee£Ļthe€week€or€more.€€We're€leaving.€€That's€been€the€planĻalways.€€Another€place€is€built€and€waiting€further€on€towardĻyour€mountains€there.€€We'll€level€this€before€we€go€and€weĻhave€ways€to€make€it€look€long€left.€€Will€'¢ee£€come€with€us?"Ģą ` ą"The€night€being€well€on€its€way,€I€will€indeed.€€ThoughĻto€tell€'¢ee£€the€truth,€I€was€off€to€get€ready€to€take€my€ownĻpath€when€Letty€brought€me€here.€€I€won't€stay€long€with€'¢ee£Ļin€the€new€place.€€I€have€a€sign€to€go€on."€€Nan€wasn'tĻlaughing€at€her€this€time€she€noticed,€maybe€because€no€oneĻwas€in€the€mood€for€laughing€anyway,€but€maybe€because€theyĻknew€now€what€she€was.€€It€seemed€she€was€the€one€who€doubtedĻherself€the€most.€ń6ńĢń6ńĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€.€€€€.€€€€.€Ģā āń7ńŠ d,&. Šń7ńą ` ą"So€here€I€be€packing€again."€€The€rain€was€falling€inĻā āearnest.€€It€beat€on€the€roof€as€she€moved€about€the€littleĻhouse€by€candlelight.€€It€was€different€packing€this€time,€forĻeach€thing€had€become€a€memory€now€instead€of€a€practicalĻthing.€€She€began€to€feel€as€though€she€were€carrying€aĻmemorial€with€her.€€Almost€she€wanted€to€leave€it€all€behindĻthere€and€bury€it€with€the€house.€€¢Twould£€be€no€bad€idea.€ĻDora€looked€about€for€mother€spider€but€couldn't€see€her.€Ģą ` ąShe€picked€up€her€shawl,€threw€it€over€her€head€and€wentĻout€into€the€pelting€dark€again.Ģą ` ą"I'll€ask,€so€I€will,"€she€muttered€as€she€closed€theĻdoor€behind€her€and€headed€toward€the€bakery.€€There€was€noĻlight€from€the€ovens€this€time,€and€she€had€to€go€by€memory.€ĻLetty€was€there€in€the€rain€surrounded€by€a€mass€of€smashedĻcrockery.€€The€ovens€lay€in€ruins.€€Dora€couldn't€tell€whetherĻthe€wet€on€Letty's€face€was€tears€or€rain€or€maybe€both.€Ģą ` ąEven€in€the€dark€and€the€rain€Dora€could€see€the€peopleĻcarrying€dry€brush€into€their€houses.€€It€was€piled€around€theĻwalls€of€the€bakery.Ģą ` ą"I€must€ask€ye,"€she€turned€to€Letty.€€Letty€nodded.€€"IĻwould€leave€my€things€here€behind€me,€for€'¢tis£€too€much€of€aĻchange€in€me€to€be€carrying€them€on.€€If€I€do€so,€be€thereĻenough€in€what€ye€have€to€provide€for€me€when€I€go€on?€€'¢Tis£Ļā āperhaps€too€much€to€ask,€being€in€such€hard€times€as€ye€are."Š d,&. Šą ` ą"No€indeed,€it€is€not€too€much.€€I€believe€every€one€ofĻā āus€is€leaving€something€of€ourselves€behind.€€We€have€enoughĻfor€your€change€as€well€as€our€own.€€The€hard€times€are€of€theĻheart.€€Our€heads€and€hands€have€made€a€good€store."€Ģą ` ąSo€Dora€turned€back€to€the€house€ready€to€leave€the€lastĻof€her€old€hearth€behind,€only€the€clothes€on€her€back€now,Ļthe€purse€close€to€her€side,€the€pipe€of€course€and€last€ofĻthe€leaf.€€Her€teapot€even€and€the€tea€she'd€leave€there.€Ļ¢There'd£€be€more.€€The€blankets€were€folded€on€the€bed,€and€herĻspare€clothes€too.€€There€wasn't€much.Ģą ` ąShe€went€out€again€to€where€folk€were€gathering€up€brushĻfrom€a€barn€and€picked€up€her€own€load€to€carry€piles€of€itĻback€to€stack€about€the€walls.€€Then,€with€all€she€would€carryĻwith€her,€she€returned€to€find€Letty.€Ģą ` ąThere€was€no€one€at€the€bakery.€€It€was€desolate.€€AndĻshe€noticed€that€by€now€most€of€the€people€were€gone.€€SheĻwent€to€one€who€was€still€carrying€brush€into€a€house€nearby.Ģą ` ą"'Tis€late€to€be€here,€and€ye're€not€dressed€for€theĻwork,"€he€said€as€Dora€came€up.Ģą ` ą"Well€I'll€have€to€stay€now€unless€there€be€still€someoneĻgoing€on€to€show€me€the€way."€€He€scowled,€and€Dora€bristled.€ĻWhat'd€he€think,€she'd€be€in€the€way?€€"What's€to€do?€€I'llĻlend€what€hand€I€can."Ģą ` ą"We've€to€fire€this€place€now,€woman,€and€then€we'll€rakeĻwhat's€left€and€cover€the€ashes€with€earth.€€Nothing€was€builtŠ  .Ą'0 Šheavy.€€It'll€disappear.€€But€stay€you€out€of€my€way.€€We€mustĻhurry€this€up."€€He€turned€his€back€and€bent€to€push€moreĻbrush€against€the€wall.€Ģą ` ąDora€felt€confused€and€scared.€€She'd€be€lost€in€theĻrush,€not€know€her€way€to€the€new€village€and€end€up€in€theĻrainy€dark€alone€with€no€supplies.€€Out€of€the€corner€of€herĻeye€she€saw€the€first€flame€flush€up.€€Why€had€Letty€goneĻahead€without€her?€€Had€they€all€forgotten€her€in€their€ownĻgrief?€€The€few€people€still€around€her€were€too€busy€toĻbother€with€her.€€She€started€to€walk€back€to€the€house€she'dĻjust€left€behind,€for€good€she'd€thought.€€She'd€better€pickĻup€her€things€and€take€them€just€in€case.€Ģą ` ąShe€was€getting€wetter€and€colder€as€she€sloshed€throughĻpuddles€on€her€way.€€Flames€were€beginning€to€burst€up€allĻaround€her.€€Suddenly€her€panic€ended.€€From€the€top€of€herĻhead€and€the€tips€of€her€fingers€where€her€own€cold€flames€ofĻfear€were€burning,€a€familiar€warmth€and€weight€descendedĻuntil€she€stood€solid€on€the€earth€again.€€Slow€and€quiet€meĻold€dear,€no€rushing,€no€terror,€slow€and€quiet,€we€be€here.€ĻShe€stopped€and€watched€as€the€few€left€set€their€torches€toĻthe€brush.€€There€was€time.€€She€would€just€wait.€€These€allĻmust€work€as€fast€as€they€might.€€She€would€watch.€€No€fearĻnow,€just€watching.€Ģą ` ąWhat€was€that,€this€cold€flight€into€madness?€€Twas€aĻchild€crying€inside€her,€needing€to€be€picked€up,€a€child€leftŠ  .Ą'0 Šamong€strangers.€€Well€she€could€pick€up€her€own.€€The€greatĻfear€of€being€lost€and€alone,€she€who€had€always€been€one€ofĻmany€with€no€need€to€face€disaster€by€herself.€€But€now€thereĻwas€need.€€There€was€need€of€a€steady€head,€and€that€she€hadĻto€be€sure.€€But€it€was€a€steady€village€head€she€had,€oneĻthat€knew€the€ways€of€her€own€kind.€€Faced€with€alone€andĻlostness€she€was€no€bigger€than€a€babe€and€no€wiser.€€So€theĻvoices€of€her€travelling€speak.€€And€the€new€habits€ofĻlistening.Ģą ` ą"I€know€I€be€still€a€village€woman,€and€I€know€I€neverĻcan€be€again.€€That€life€be€gone.€€And€this€one€begun.€€I€beĻa€new€creature€and€strange€to€myself€most€of€all.€€Who€will€IĻspeak€to?€€My€own€voices€are€the€only€ones€that€know€thisĻpath.€€I€cannot€fall€back€to€the€village€ways,€all€traditionĻand€no€doubt.€€Then€I€be€lost."€Ģń.ńń-ń`ń-ńń.ńń/ńą ` ąń/ńSo€she€watched€the€flames€roar€even€in€the€cold€rain,Ļsheltering€herself€under€the€great€tree€where€she'd€eaten€theĻfirst€meal€with€Ham.€€She€saw€them€piling€on€more€brush€andĻsaw€the€barn€itself€go€last€in€a€great€shout€of€flame€andĻsparks,€and€she€looked€on€as€the€last€died€away€into€a€glow.€ĻThen€the€people€came€with€their€picks€and€hay€rakes€to€pullĻwet€earth€over€the€embers.€€The€glowing€ashes€and€the€villageĻpeople€moving€about€in€clouds€of€steam€that€rose€as€the€rainĻā āfell€were€like€some€dream.Š d,&. Šą ` ąAnd€Dora€watched€as€the€village€she'd€spent€days€in€nowĻā āvanished.€€All€that€was€left€were€low€mounds€of€earth€stillĻsteaming€under€the€rakes.€€Finally€the€people€stood€still,Ļleaning€tiredly€on€their€tools,€and€looked€at€what€they'dĻdone.€€Some€of€them€moved€off€and€brought€back€branches€andĻdead€grass€that€they€scattered€over€the€ground€to€hide€theĻbarrenness.€Ģń0ń€€€€€ń0ńń1ńą ` ąń1ńDora€¢realised£€that€she€could€see€even€though€the€glow€ofĻfire€was€completely€gone.€€Day€was€coming€round€again.€€AndĻquickly€as€they€saw€it€too,€everyone€gathered€up€the€picks€andĻrakes€and€began€walking€up€the€hillside€toward€the€mountains.€ĻDora€followed.€€She€was€wet€and€cold€but€deeply€tranquil.€€HerĻpath€and€the€path€of€these€new€friends€of€hers€both€led€awayĻfrom€the€lives€they€had€known.€€But€she€could€not€confuse€theĻtwo.€€She€was€learning€to€see€a€country€inside€herself€alone.€ĻShe€would€be€scared,€angry,€lonely,€sad,€maybe.€€UncomfortableĻcertainly.€€But€there€was€no€other€way.€€The€edge€was€thrownĻahead€of€her€like€a€carpet,€and€her€own€feet€knew€the€journey.€ĢĢń4ńŌ#†XXX XJ~\#Ōń4ńń4ńŌ#†XXX X<#Ōń4ń