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I was walking in the magic forest when suddenly I spied a339Please respect copyright.PENANAEtaM0WGbsy
domovoy! He was sitting at the base of a tree, hidden by a shade from the harsh339Please respect copyright.PENANAaQtXe7IzGF
sunlight. Even though I was still further away, I could see that he was sad,339Please respect copyright.PENANAJNf7hv1i64
his head was hanging down as if his neck refused to support it and his339Please respect copyright.PENANA3K7S7Nh19T
shoulders slouched in defeat.339Please respect copyright.PENANAbVjEuPqSPQ
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I though about walking up to him, to try and speak with him,339Please respect copyright.PENANAfEI7ZdvPFm
but decided not to. Grandma always used to say that you should not interfere339Please respect copyright.PENANAOmLRgeY9n5
with ghosts, unless you wanted to be spirited away.339Please respect copyright.PENANApJCEvd5sRf
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I turned around and am about to backtrack when suddenly. “Who339Please respect copyright.PENANAzxFUCHWotU
goes there?” An elderly voice rang out. I slowly looked back and saw the339Please respect copyright.PENANAByVJFxKFJP
domovoy’s eyes staring straight into mine. “Well, since you’re here. Join me,339Please respect copyright.PENANApWd7swOyNt
young one.”339Please respect copyright.PENANAEOBgFFGDmR
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I debated running away, but decided against it. I slowly walked339Please respect copyright.PENANA4F6EwLrBnL
up to the spirit and sat down infront of it. We stared at each other in339Please respect copyright.PENANASO8GZa6Vlh
silence, until I couldn’t take it anymore. “Why..why are you here?”339Please respect copyright.PENANATbbZnhwgry
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“I’m resting.” Came the answer, I waited to see if he would say339Please respect copyright.PENANAfLb0j7q045
more, but nothing came.339Please respect copyright.PENANAIyc77BFRK6
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“Why aren’t you protecting your household?” I jumped away339Please respect copyright.PENANAGlXDt6hlaQ
from the gaze the domovoy gave me. Pure anger, but also sadness. I was preparing339Please respect copyright.PENANAIFoPexgKRm
to run and pray for my life. But the anger melts away, leaving only sadness in339Please respect copyright.PENANAydRAzmfWPt
its wake.339Please respect copyright.PENANAFesApjqsu0
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“My kin does not have need of me anymore.” Comes the rumbling answer.339Please respect copyright.PENANAYZfR0fyeOd
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I sat in silence as the domovoy played with its long, white,339Please respect copyright.PENANA1NW8lfJoLZ
moustache. I was scared to ask further questions, but my curiosity got the339Please respect copyright.PENANAm02OJtdqYi
better of me. “Why not?”339Please respect copyright.PENANAm7Mm18813m
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The domovoy looked at me, not with anger this time, but339Please respect copyright.PENANAL5Gp22qjuf
annoyance. “Young ones, no respect for privacy.” He huffed. He seemed to be339Please respect copyright.PENANAKddz8oS41z
deep in though but finally he stood up. “Follow me.”339Please respect copyright.PENANAqUneTKKGQY
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So I did, we walked through the magical forest. Passing339Please respect copyright.PENANAqlKn06ZfEv
three tailed foxes and upright walking bears as well as other spirits, pixies,339Please respect copyright.PENANAulFssLQ7ZH
fairies, gnomes. Finally, after what felt like hours, we left the forest and339Please respect copyright.PENANAUre1dVSnZ6
reached an abandoned building.339Please respect copyright.PENANAMgMATN6SHJ
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“This homestead used to belong to my kin. But they left.” The339Please respect copyright.PENANA99WPH3hw4M
domovoy trailed off, his eyes glazed.339Please respect copyright.PENANA9CCjKCNup1
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“Why didn’t you follow them?” I asked, breaking the spirits339Please respect copyright.PENANA1nh2E1TmWM
concentration.339Please respect copyright.PENANA5CJkov9aBp
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“I could not.” He answered. Angrily at first, but managed to339Please respect copyright.PENANA3LruCye4LC
get his temper under control. “I was not invited, to either come with them or339Please respect copyright.PENANAqoXN1OOb2k
join them in their new household. “ Then sadly. “I’m alone, without a home,339Please respect copyright.PENANAOgYFHVCsMu
destined to wander, until I disappear.”339Please respect copyright.PENANAnXKzfHVw6L
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“Why not find a new family.” I asked before thinking.339Please respect copyright.PENANAhIngUYBSKZ
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“Are you mad? That would be betraying my kin!” The spirit shouted.339Please respect copyright.PENANAl3RBeATGj1
“No, tis my destiny and I shall accept it.”339Please respect copyright.PENANAXJkh5GV9dZ
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The domovoy calmed down. “Thank you for listening young one.339Please respect copyright.PENANAyoILIAotzV
It helped me…think through things. I think I’m ready now.” 339Please respect copyright.PENANAOv5mxyB9Ck
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The spirit began walking away from me, fading into the339Please respect copyright.PENANAB2ztPNFS9b
forest. “May your ancestors smile on you young one and may you always be339Please respect copyright.PENANAxhfBdrVbTA
protected from unworthy wrath.” With those parting words the domovoy complete disappeared.339Please respect copyright.PENANAXMgDs19X6S
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