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Unexpected Encounter

by The Merry Farmer

Rated: E · Fiction · Contest Entry · #1657193

Meeting a Myth

Everything was different in the shadow of the mountain.

The air shimmered. Sunsets glowed in softer hues of saffron, peach and lavender.

She had heard stories and old tales but was stopped in her tracks, the first time she encountered the faeries dancing under the moonlight.

The faeries sensed her presence but let her remain.

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