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A young man. He has returned to his place of birth and stands staring at the house wrapped in the dark of night. A voice shouts his name! His mother has seen him loitering in the darkness. She stares down from an upstairs window. Quickly, the figure of a woman leaves the home. She possesses no features. It is understood that she is a friend of his mother. |
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The woman walks up the street towards the bus stop and he and his mother decide to accompany her. |
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The man asks her what time it is and she reveals her watch-showing it is midnight. He notices that the sky at the top of the road is already showing the grey of dawn. It is already getting light. |
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The man and his mother return to the house where he finds his younger sister waiting. The women have been devining-foretelling the future. He sees that for their devination they have used a square wooden block, marked out with nails or pegs. He cannot quite see but he thinks they are 3 down and 3 across. A piece of red cotton is tied between the nails. The position determines the outcome. |
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He asks the women if they could also do it for him. They are very hesitant. |
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But, give in to just one question-one that isn't asked! This is done and vehemently they will continue no further. |
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He stares at the board and the string runs diagonally from left to right. He looks again-the red string runs diagonally from right to left. |
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His sister speaks; "You must be careful! There is a Red Dog. And, there is a Black Dog." |