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Uktar 3, 1492 - part 3

More Surprises

by Flicker Greenridge

  • Journal entry burned -


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    Entry previously read as follows:
     
    Softbound Journal #1, page 3 of (25 scratched out and next to it 24 is written. Flipping to the back, page 25 has been torn out)
     
    With rather small shears, the grass shall be cut
    by kindly sweet Keeper of old.
    A mem'ry quite poor, but one thing he knows,
    He says he prefers his tea cold.
     
    We're strangers in here, and knowing not what
    direction we needed to head,
    He helped us explore and run from the blows
    of those who would like us all dead.
     
    Then into the room he keeps full of books
    came walking a beautiful elf.
    The Keeper, he smiled. It seemed she was eyed
    above any tome on his shelf.
     
    As mysteries loom, we all exchanged looks
    as numbers and dates all seemed wrong.
    This new world was wild. We'll need them to guide
    lest we too be stuck here too long.
     
    A seasonal place. A chamber intact
    with symbols that vary in fours.
    We'll fumble around, just grasping for straws,
    exploring the rooms behind doors.
     
    To fill in the space, both feeling and fact
    were given some thought and some weight.
    Then, elements found, and many a pause,
    we lined up accepting our fate.
     
    A candle appeared. An end to that game,
    then back with the Keeper we talked
    Deciding for good to stay all as one,
    together we hurriedly walked.
     
    Then just as we feared, the enemies came
    proclaiming we could not remain.
    We did what we could, we all tried to run,
    yet still our dear Keeper was slain.
     
    But lining of gold on clouds that seem black,
    Our ally once lost joined our plight.
    The Keeper's life lost would not be in vain
    The exit was now just in sight.
     
    Dear Keeper of old, please find your way back.
    Your spirit deserves a true rest.
    Despite the high cost, regardless the pain,
    I trust this was all for the best.
     
     

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    1. Every Time
      Marpenoth 29, 1492
    2. Poor Judgement
      Marpenoth 30, 1492
    3. Second Thoughts
      Uktar 1, 1492
    4. Being Present
      Uktar 2, 1492 - day
    5. Getting Through
      Uktar 2, 1492 - night
    6. Organizing Ideas
      Uktar 3, 1492 - part 1
    7. Strange Happenings
      Uktar 3, 1492 - part 2
    8. More Surprises
      Uktar 3, 1492 - part 3
    9. Shell Games
      Uktar 3, 1492 - part 4
    10. Clipped Notes
      Uktar 4-6, 1492
    11. Logging Camp
      Uktar 6, 1492
    12. Years Ago
      Years Ago
    13. During Watch
      Uktar 7, 1492
    14. The Band
      Marpenoth 2, 1492
    15. Of Apples
      Uktar 8, 1492
    16. In Town
      Uktar 9-11, 1492
    17. Meeting Falcon
      Night of Uktar 11 - Night of Uktar 14
    18. Woodland Walk
      Uktar 15-16, 1492
    19. Mad Manse
      Uktar 16, 1492
    20. Still Up
      Night of Uktar 16, 1492
    21. Processing Change
      Late Uktar 16/early Uktar 17, 1492
    22. Three Down
      Uktar 17, 1492
    23. New Debt
      Uktar 18, 1492
    24. To Return
      Uktar 19-20, 1492
    25. Kindling Papers
      Morning of Uktar 21, 1492
    26. Light(ning) House
      Uktar 21, 1492
    27. Cloudy Mind
      Morning of Uktar 23, 1492
    28. Pip Stonehill
      Uktar 24 1492
    29. Herbal Teas
      Marpenoth 10, 1485
    30. Ice Wall
      Uktar 26, 1492
    31. Going Back
      Uktar 28, 1492
    32. An Ending
      Feast of the Moon, 1492