Preface
Aus t i nMor r i s ,’ 21 Li t e r ar yEdi t or i nChi e f t he y / he / s he Tobedi s pl ac e di st obepl uc ke d;t ober i ppe d;t obet or nf r om whe r eonebe l ongsanddr oppe d e l s e whe r e .Li f ec anbeki ndorc r ue li nt hi sc hoi c e ,butne v e rt hi nki ng.I nt hi sway ,i tdoe snot c hoos e andne i t he rdowe .I tonl ypul l s ,andweonl yf ol l ow;t opar adi s eort of ounde r . Thef ut ur ehasc as tof fal ls c af f ol ds .I ti swi ndi ngs t e m andpe t alonemome ntandal lt hor nst hene xt , al ldownt ot hee ar t h.Whe r ewer e me mbe rt hatt he r ear et hi ngst obedone ;t hatc hangei sne v e r pai nl e s sands e l dom unr e de e mabl e . I t ’ st r ue :Noneofusar ewhe r ewewe r e .Norwhe r ewewant e dt obe .Or Wehav ebe e ndi s pl ac e d. Whatt odo,t he n?
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W hatSheCoul dn’ tGi ve Ror yPe ddi c or d,‘ 21 he / hi m Upi nt hos emount ai ns I sanol dman. Hec l i mbe dupasaboyand Hehas n’ tc omedown— Ne v e rne e de dt oc omedown. Upi nt hos emount ai ns I say oungwi t c h. She ’ sbe e nupt he r e Muc hl onge rt hanhi m, Pl ague dt obebor n,agai nandagai n. Upi nt hos emount ai ns I thas n’ ts nowe d, Hai l e d,orbe e nme twi t hs t r ongwi nds Si nc et heol dmanar r i v e d. Thewi t c hwon’ tl e thi m di e . Upi nt hos emount ai ns Ar eonl yt wos oul s ; Themor t al ’ sunbe knowns t Tot hegi f t soft hewi t c h. I tbe wi l de r shi m. Upi nt hos emount ai ns He re y e swat c he d Ashes l owl ywi t he r e daway . I tmadehe rf e e lwe ak. Shehadne v e rf e l twe ak. Upi nt hos emount ai ns I sane mpt y Gr av eandane mpt yc of f i n Conj ur e dbyt hewi t c h. We ’ l lknowwhe ni ts nows .
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