Pseudopod 041: Fingerbones Hung Like Mobiles

Published: June 21, 2007, 7:16 p.m.

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By Paul Jessup

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Read by Jared Axelrod

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\\u201cThese woods are filled with spirits,? she said, \\u201cNot like the\\nspirits of the dead. Older spirits. My grandma told me about them. She\\nsaid that once these spirits used to help people, they were noble and\\ngood. And then people stopped praying to them. Stopped giving them food\\nand friendship. Now the spirits are sick, and they wander these woods\\nlooking for companionship.?

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Brad laughed and drank some of the vodka.

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\\u201cWhat a load of shit,? Brad said, \\u201cIs that supposed to be scary, huh Carla? I don\\u2019t buy it. Not one bit.?

\\n\\nLittle Man looked nervous. It was hard to reconcile this story\\nwith what we saw only a few hours ago. \\u201cDon\\u2019t worry Little Man,? Brad\\nsaid, \\u201cCarla\\u2019s just pulling our legs. Ain\\u2019t that right??
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