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I was walking in the magic forest when suddenly I spied a338Please respect copyright.PENANA0aRn9cmTHv
domovoy! He was sitting at the base of a tree, hidden by a shade from the harsh338Please respect copyright.PENANAZUVMljl0NR
sunlight. Even though I was still further away, I could see that he was sad,338Please respect copyright.PENANAnUDX1Jp2a2
his head was hanging down as if his neck refused to support it and his338Please respect copyright.PENANAxccTZGfdQG
shoulders slouched in defeat.338Please respect copyright.PENANA37RqDOfHut
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I though about walking up to him, to try and speak with him,338Please respect copyright.PENANAQCWYOKdE1U
but decided not to. Grandma always used to say that you should not interfere338Please respect copyright.PENANARWC4xT7DKv
with ghosts, unless you wanted to be spirited away.338Please respect copyright.PENANADnSkCmeR7p
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I turned around and am about to backtrack when suddenly. “Who338Please respect copyright.PENANA3DjWgbAlAD
goes there?” An elderly voice rang out. I slowly looked back and saw the338Please respect copyright.PENANAMjHDORTmSM
domovoy’s eyes staring straight into mine. “Well, since you’re here. Join me,338Please respect copyright.PENANAPYmdManBV0
young one.”338Please respect copyright.PENANATynwEZWX16
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I debated running away, but decided against it. I slowly walked338Please respect copyright.PENANAc8Gx61t7o1
up to the spirit and sat down infront of it. We stared at each other in338Please respect copyright.PENANA5pXDlE3T18
silence, until I couldn’t take it anymore. “Why..why are you here?”338Please respect copyright.PENANAUyr5KjpH5S
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“I’m resting.” Came the answer, I waited to see if he would say338Please respect copyright.PENANAaFeWXopHSJ
more, but nothing came.338Please respect copyright.PENANAott9WKPdFG
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“Why aren’t you protecting your household?” I jumped away338Please respect copyright.PENANAcd6kWXT9Fm
from the gaze the domovoy gave me. Pure anger, but also sadness. I was preparing338Please respect copyright.PENANA8T94YeQPQp
to run and pray for my life. But the anger melts away, leaving only sadness in338Please respect copyright.PENANAS6wdUpasYb
its wake.338Please respect copyright.PENANAn0ALaFImSO
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“My kin does not have need of me anymore.” Comes the rumbling answer.338Please respect copyright.PENANAyIIEjm0cII
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I sat in silence as the domovoy played with its long, white,338Please respect copyright.PENANADA0eLLqQyJ
moustache. I was scared to ask further questions, but my curiosity got the338Please respect copyright.PENANAFEhZBjYqu8
better of me. “Why not?”338Please respect copyright.PENANAsKOZ58nnyN
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The domovoy looked at me, not with anger this time, but338Please respect copyright.PENANA1sDRbKS2Bt
annoyance. “Young ones, no respect for privacy.” He huffed. He seemed to be338Please respect copyright.PENANAKl5liXsddf
deep in though but finally he stood up. “Follow me.”338Please respect copyright.PENANAYiYEmtw0Iv
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So I did, we walked through the magical forest. Passing338Please respect copyright.PENANAR9WPrCAuyv
three tailed foxes and upright walking bears as well as other spirits, pixies,338Please respect copyright.PENANAJKfFYIj2OF
fairies, gnomes. Finally, after what felt like hours, we left the forest and338Please respect copyright.PENANAPBzZurlbTS
reached an abandoned building.338Please respect copyright.PENANAQJiXcpXkDX
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“This homestead used to belong to my kin. But they left.” The338Please respect copyright.PENANAO25svFVU04
domovoy trailed off, his eyes glazed.338Please respect copyright.PENANAzJLFLq4h3s
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“Why didn’t you follow them?” I asked, breaking the spirits338Please respect copyright.PENANASSDzU7PsPz
concentration.338Please respect copyright.PENANAmdcZKCzIt5
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“I could not.” He answered. Angrily at first, but managed to338Please respect copyright.PENANAWpW9VFIXgd
get his temper under control. “I was not invited, to either come with them or338Please respect copyright.PENANAFMspilxx4Q
join them in their new household. “ Then sadly. “I’m alone, without a home,338Please respect copyright.PENANAkkQnghIudD
destined to wander, until I disappear.”338Please respect copyright.PENANACvCRWqBWcw
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“Why not find a new family.” I asked before thinking.338Please respect copyright.PENANAMVWzVNqk4u
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“Are you mad? That would be betraying my kin!” The spirit shouted.338Please respect copyright.PENANAGx285L9gwB
“No, tis my destiny and I shall accept it.”338Please respect copyright.PENANAyAybivTKBf
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The domovoy calmed down. “Thank you for listening young one.338Please respect copyright.PENANAudWxOarkhl
It helped me…think through things. I think I’m ready now.” 338Please respect copyright.PENANA26RxmQGFpp
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The spirit began walking away from me, fading into the338Please respect copyright.PENANAhxFKXvMzUL
forest. “May your ancestors smile on you young one and may you always be338Please respect copyright.PENANAbXSUTrIopG
protected from unworthy wrath.” With those parting words the domovoy complete disappeared.338Please respect copyright.PENANA5hdy3mxa50
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