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The Galloping Horses
I woke up in the middle of the garth. My body was laying on the earth, and on it were pebbles and stones that were scraping my back. I slowly made myself upright, and then I noticed that I had nothing but my thin sleeping dress. The winter was fast approaching, but the cold of the night was not bothering my body. In fact, I felt warm.
My feet unhurriedly lead me inside, even though they were wobbly. I used the walls as a guide to stay balanced, I will be in damned if someone saw me now, thus, I turned to the direction of the stairs, in haste.
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