Descending Road - DARKNESS HELD HIM LIKE A COFFIN by Dana W. Paxson

DARKNESS HELD HIM LIKE A COFFIN

1563 4D

Andrew awoke. Deen, standing over his bed, said in a whisper, “Sshhh. Sshhh. Corpos. They’re coming to the house. We’ve got to hide you.”

Then Marra‘s voice came into the room, saying, “Oh, Deen, hurry, I’m afraid they’ll see us.”

Deen said to her, “Easy, Marr, it’s all right.” Andrew‘s legs jerked with pain as the women lugged him to an open recess in the floor and lowered him into a nest of blankets below floor level. His nostrils overflowed with the scent of mingled spices and herbs, enough so that he nearly sneezed. The floorboards dropped quietly into position over his face, a heavy dresser squawked and groaned as it was walked and dragged over his hiding place. Darkness held him like a coffin. Trig, tethered outside, barked louder and louder, almost to the point of frenzy.

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USER SURVEY	PUZZLE ME	MAKE ELM MARK

HOVER Lucida Bright BARE	HOVER Lucida Bright FULL	HOVER Palatino Linotype BARE
HOVER Palatino Linotype FULL	HOVER Times New Roman BARE	HOVER Times New Roman FULL
PAD Arial BARE	PAD Arial FULL	PAD Lucida Bright BARE
PAD Lucida Bright FULL	PAD Times New Roman BARE	PAD Times New Roman FULL


	DARKNESS HELD HIM LIKE A COFFIN 1563 4D Andrew awoke. Deen, standing over his bed, said in a whisper, “Sshhh. Sshhh. Corpos. They’re coming to the house. We’ve got to hide you.” Then Marra‘s voice came into the room, saying, “Oh, Deen, hurry, I’m afraid they’ll see us.” Deen said to her, “Easy, Marr, it’s all right.” Andrew‘s legs jerked with pain as the women lugged him to an open recess in the floor and lowered him into a nest of blankets below floor level. His nostrils overflowed with the scent of mingled spices and herbs, enough so that he nearly sneezed. The floorboards dropped quietly into position over his face, a heavy dresser squawked and groaned as it was walked and dragged over his hiding place. Darkness held him like a coffin. Trig, tethered outside, barked louder and louder, almost to the point of frenzy.