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I was walking in the magic forest when suddenly I spied a478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnJW0FNvIR
domovoy! He was sitting at the base of a tree, hidden by a shade from the harsh478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OYzKFwaWF
sunlight. Even though I was still further away, I could see that he was sad,478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuly4Ea6tQa
his head was hanging down as if his neck refused to support it and his478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHzLLXOH1R
shoulders slouched in defeat.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgGgJl9cky
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I though about walking up to him, to try and speak with him,478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhz7y1OYa4
but decided not to. Grandma always used to say that you should not interfere478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkx2T0pxa6
with ghosts, unless you wanted to be spirited away.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iMZsOM0kl
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I turned around and am about to backtrack when suddenly. “Who478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjD7pALb1PB
goes there?” An elderly voice rang out. I slowly looked back and saw the478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDZmuTadW7
domovoy’s eyes staring straight into mine. “Well, since you’re here. Join me,478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbudnqrBsXB
young one.”478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4IRguMBoL
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I debated running away, but decided against it. I slowly walked478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqncGdcbOT
up to the spirit and sat down infront of it. We stared at each other in478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NLdgHK7xN
silence, until I couldn’t take it anymore. “Why..why are you here?”478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFMFgh8Zi2
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“I’m resting.” Came the answer, I waited to see if he would say478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FZvR9qkVW
more, but nothing came.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6lB8eViXl
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“Why aren’t you protecting your household?” I jumped away478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLYF5j3PSs
from the gaze the domovoy gave me. Pure anger, but also sadness. I was preparing478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLyuEdc8Py
to run and pray for my life. But the anger melts away, leaving only sadness in478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWr76Yj1Ot
its wake.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1IGvIqZcr
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“My kin does not have need of me anymore.” Comes the rumbling answer.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3ANLuY3yB
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I sat in silence as the domovoy played with its long, white,478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjgCRkfYhR
moustache. I was scared to ask further questions, but my curiosity got the478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBImItU7hPy
better of me. “Why not?”478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaBKm7oiVw
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The domovoy looked at me, not with anger this time, but478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYvYcC5jmq
annoyance. “Young ones, no respect for privacy.” He huffed. He seemed to be478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2c6MpB8iZ
deep in though but finally he stood up. “Follow me.”478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlcnPSeOQn
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So I did, we walked through the magical forest. Passing478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3iNGyRiZ3
three tailed foxes and upright walking bears as well as other spirits, pixies,478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeGp1U0q85
fairies, gnomes. Finally, after what felt like hours, we left the forest and478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqwzEpYQQ0
reached an abandoned building.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xFyfuoaPx
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“This homestead used to belong to my kin. But they left.” The478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWl7g0H7IIG
domovoy trailed off, his eyes glazed.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHgbBocDCM
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“Why didn’t you follow them?” I asked, breaking the spirits478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlc1zLmHZqf
concentration.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UCFYs7rZo
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“I could not.” He answered. Angrily at first, but managed to478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡag0Zm4nB5a
get his temper under control. “I was not invited, to either come with them or478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtGlqFpzOm
join them in their new household. “ Then sadly. “I’m alone, without a home,478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrtqGwkCxB
destined to wander, until I disappear.”478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOvjNFxlz5
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“Why not find a new family.” I asked before thinking.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDh1dDM9D9
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“Are you mad? That would be betraying my kin!” The spirit shouted.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBhSpEISYW
“No, tis my destiny and I shall accept it.”478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUjQNr3ifI
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The domovoy calmed down. “Thank you for listening young one.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KgokcpGTl
It helped me…think through things. I think I’m ready now.” 478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutfPROw9jE
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The spirit began walking away from me, fading into the478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzZmPKDkdU
forest. “May your ancestors smile on you young one and may you always be478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJoCm68XeI
protected from unworthy wrath.” With those parting words the domovoy complete disappeared.478Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfo7zHHNMR
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