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I was walking in the magic forest when suddenly I spied a336Please respect copyright.PENANA2N0bDtWChR
domovoy! He was sitting at the base of a tree, hidden by a shade from the harsh336Please respect copyright.PENANAOjba1jBHqG
sunlight. Even though I was still further away, I could see that he was sad,336Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0oa4yhaQr
his head was hanging down as if his neck refused to support it and his336Please respect copyright.PENANA5cHZTqsKkw
shoulders slouched in defeat.336Please respect copyright.PENANA4GxTcV21Oo
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I though about walking up to him, to try and speak with him,336Please respect copyright.PENANAr72uEtI2pP
but decided not to. Grandma always used to say that you should not interfere336Please respect copyright.PENANAWs4bLASCuh
with ghosts, unless you wanted to be spirited away.336Please respect copyright.PENANAKAunsepejK
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I turned around and am about to backtrack when suddenly. “Who336Please respect copyright.PENANARYB9k9wRsU
goes there?” An elderly voice rang out. I slowly looked back and saw the336Please respect copyright.PENANAGsDy4PUCPM
domovoy’s eyes staring straight into mine. “Well, since you’re here. Join me,336Please respect copyright.PENANAakl5lqWB3M
young one.”336Please respect copyright.PENANAA0MBTRcKyG
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I debated running away, but decided against it. I slowly walked336Please respect copyright.PENANARPF4aP4hff
up to the spirit and sat down infront of it. We stared at each other in336Please respect copyright.PENANAMMBTqNOuwq
silence, until I couldn’t take it anymore. “Why..why are you here?”336Please respect copyright.PENANANtv6J1ggw1
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“I’m resting.” Came the answer, I waited to see if he would say336Please respect copyright.PENANAIJbCoJjlJC
more, but nothing came.336Please respect copyright.PENANApcl0PUtCJX
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“Why aren’t you protecting your household?” I jumped away336Please respect copyright.PENANARsuucG9oEb
from the gaze the domovoy gave me. Pure anger, but also sadness. I was preparing336Please respect copyright.PENANATy20jzgQHV
to run and pray for my life. But the anger melts away, leaving only sadness in336Please respect copyright.PENANA2psG4MvQCX
its wake.336Please respect copyright.PENANAYGyXZVpkuq
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“My kin does not have need of me anymore.” Comes the rumbling answer.336Please respect copyright.PENANAaqTREpN8eW
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I sat in silence as the domovoy played with its long, white,336Please respect copyright.PENANAFvRE3JX7rw
moustache. I was scared to ask further questions, but my curiosity got the336Please respect copyright.PENANAsblA3UuoMo
better of me. “Why not?”336Please respect copyright.PENANAdoSdQQ2vfh
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The domovoy looked at me, not with anger this time, but336Please respect copyright.PENANAY4Vgc9r6PH
annoyance. “Young ones, no respect for privacy.” He huffed. He seemed to be336Please respect copyright.PENANA9e1V6l6s46
deep in though but finally he stood up. “Follow me.”336Please respect copyright.PENANARKNUZU5VKO
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So I did, we walked through the magical forest. Passing336Please respect copyright.PENANAYdvjaxUQgt
three tailed foxes and upright walking bears as well as other spirits, pixies,336Please respect copyright.PENANAK15MDR0jwb
fairies, gnomes. Finally, after what felt like hours, we left the forest and336Please respect copyright.PENANAHkPyUCpXUQ
reached an abandoned building.336Please respect copyright.PENANAhvLTBGitpM
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“This homestead used to belong to my kin. But they left.” The336Please respect copyright.PENANA0J7d7v2SbK
domovoy trailed off, his eyes glazed.336Please respect copyright.PENANAI7gQyoJzCU
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“Why didn’t you follow them?” I asked, breaking the spirits336Please respect copyright.PENANAIfhZXvpXIF
concentration.336Please respect copyright.PENANA0hOk7VlhgS
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“I could not.” He answered. Angrily at first, but managed to336Please respect copyright.PENANA9O7b18N6WG
get his temper under control. “I was not invited, to either come with them or336Please respect copyright.PENANAwa80MmN9nA
join them in their new household. “ Then sadly. “I’m alone, without a home,336Please respect copyright.PENANAD8n16uqj31
destined to wander, until I disappear.”336Please respect copyright.PENANAbfHr1KB0tI
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“Why not find a new family.” I asked before thinking.336Please respect copyright.PENANAwF7U87QqtI
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“Are you mad? That would be betraying my kin!” The spirit shouted.336Please respect copyright.PENANAZs3au3JFWn
“No, tis my destiny and I shall accept it.”336Please respect copyright.PENANAMYdEDVouXT
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The domovoy calmed down. “Thank you for listening young one.336Please respect copyright.PENANARkYZHzRLj6
It helped me…think through things. I think I’m ready now.” 336Please respect copyright.PENANA9VLuLXo2jj
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The spirit began walking away from me, fading into the336Please respect copyright.PENANAk4SRIGMZsR
forest. “May your ancestors smile on you young one and may you always be336Please respect copyright.PENANAFTGTAxWffm
protected from unworthy wrath.” With those parting words the domovoy complete disappeared.336Please respect copyright.PENANA2Q5tbKmIlB
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