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To your right, an Inn spilling citrus hinting light and people into the rainy dark. To your Left, a sheep guarding wall. Danger trained eyes in the verdant slippery blackness ahead watch a crossing island with you and a broken clock in its' centre, struggling to tell other times.That's nothing, the woods seem to say, we have stories transcending millennia. You feel a woolly pressure against your leg then eye contact is made.You look over to the wall.'When did you get here from behind there?' That's just what a swearing mustard lit speaker wants to know, and he's coming over.

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    Neville Hunt over 4 years ago

    Talk about creating an atmosphere... I’m there and feeling rather scared! I love the broken clock struggling to tell other times; what a fantastic concept. I know I’m going to have to read it over and over to understand it fully, but what an engaging piece Jamie.

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    Neville Hunt over 4 years ago

    Hear, hear!

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    Jamie Clapperton over 4 years ago

    Thanks a lot Neville :-)))Don't think I understand it fully :-)

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    Jamie Clapperton over 4 years ago

    Thanks very muchly Drew :-)))That clock isn;t going to be fixed anytime soon.

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    Christopher over 4 years ago

    Another fascinating read that I'm struggling to comprehend. I suspect it's written in such a way that we all draw our own conclusions based on our own life experiences.

    Very thought-provoking, Jamie.

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    Jamie Clapperton over 4 years ago

    Thanks Christopher :-)The conclusions people draw might be more interesting than what I was thinking about when I wrote it ! :-) :-)

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    Neville Hunt over 4 years ago

    🤫 Shhhh! Don’t tell anyone Jamie 🤫

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    Jamie Clapperton over 4 years ago

    :-)

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