The Spook's Battle

Authors: Joseph Delaney

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“I'd have hardly known it for the same wide tidal river that had run through Priestown, but, once across, I began to feel more and more uneasy. "Well, there it is, lad," said the Spook, coming to a halt some distance from a stream that lay in our path. He pointed at Pendle Hill, which had been growing steadily as we advanced toward it. "Not a pretty sight, is it? "I couldn't help agreeing. Although its shape reminded me of the Long Ridge, a local fell beyond the valley to the south of Chipenden, this was larger and more daunting. Above it was suspended a threatening bank of thick black clouds."Some say that it looks like a great beached whale," said the Spook. "Well, never having seen a whale myself, I can't be the judge of that. Others say it looks like an upturned boat. I can just about see that, but the comparison hardly does it justice. What do you think, lad?" I studied the scene carefully. The light -was beginning to fail, but the hill itself seemed to radiate darkness.

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