The Healer
“The geese often came in during the early morning;, and he hoped that they would call again and that Wolf would answer, but this morning there was no flight. There was a spider web of light clouds in the east that hid the sun until it rose above them. Billy tried howling and calling; still no answer came. It was full daylight now and he could see the whole shore. On the far side was a black mass that he did not remember. It did not move, and he finally decided it was a piece of driftwood or some... moss-covered hassock that he had forgotten. Even so, by now he thought that he knew every inch of the swamp. He went toward the object.
There was a path around the swamp made by deer and the few fishermen who came there. It did not stick to the shore, twisting through the trees in places, and several times he lost sight of the object. When the path finally emerged, he could see the dark mass plainly. There was something there and he was almost sure that it was alive.
As he came closer, the crouching creature raised its head.MoreLess
There was a path around the swamp made by deer and the few fishermen who came there. It did not stick to the shore, twisting through the trees in places, and several times he lost sight of the object. When the path finally emerged, he could see the dark mass plainly. There was something there and he was almost sure that it was alive.
As he came closer, the crouching creature raised its head.MoreLess
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