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Submitted to Contest #303
A bit of this, a bit of that, pluck and grind and shake about. Hug the bowl between my palms, bring it up and sniff, place it back on the table with a thud. Once more. And again. Seven thuds for the seven days the monster has left to live. That part of the ritual is no alchemy; it is not magic, either. It’s the power of my own superstition that completes the potion-making dance, and once the herbs are nicely tucked in a little pouch, I stuff it in the hidden pocket of my dress. Safer not to let it lie about.The girl comes just before noon, a...
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