The Beyond
“The first clear thought that came to him was that the Silent Ones had buried him alive. In reaction to the fear of suffocation, he tried to sit up. When he did, the hard leather cover of the book, now empty of all of its pages, slid from his face down into his lap, and the bright sun suddenly blinded him.
Although he was relieved that he had not been entombed, he was sweating profusely, and his head ached. There was an infernal itching at the center of his forehead, and he scratched it. He sat ...quietly with his eyes closed for a few minutes and worked to compose himself and regulate his erratic heartbeat. Slowly, he opened his lids against the harsh light and saw Wood lying in front of him, tongue drooping down, panting wildly.
Beyond Wood, there was a landscape composed of nothing but pink sand. He turned to the right and left, and saw everywhere tall dunes without so much as a single weed growing among them. To his left, there lay on the ground a bulging waterskin. To his right were heaped his bow and quiver of arrows, his striking stones to make fire, his hat and knife.MoreLess
Although he was relieved that he had not been entombed, he was sweating profusely, and his head ached. There was an infernal itching at the center of his forehead, and he scratched it. He sat ...quietly with his eyes closed for a few minutes and worked to compose himself and regulate his erratic heartbeat. Slowly, he opened his lids against the harsh light and saw Wood lying in front of him, tongue drooping down, panting wildly.
Beyond Wood, there was a landscape composed of nothing but pink sand. He turned to the right and left, and saw everywhere tall dunes without so much as a single weed growing among them. To his left, there lay on the ground a bulging waterskin. To his right were heaped his bow and quiver of arrows, his striking stones to make fire, his hat and knife.MoreLess
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