The Purloined Poodle by Kevin Hearne

Author:Kevin Hearne [Hearne, Kevin]
Language: eng
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Chapter 4:

Wibbly-wobbly

Time is the

Best Time

Our Druids got up at dawn and went through their bizarre coffee making ritual. It was sure a lot of trouble to make some hot bitter water, and I can’t imagine what kind of poor senses they must have if they think that stuff is any good, but coffee will just have to remain one of many human mysteries to us hounds. If there’s anything good about the coffee making, though, it’s a clear signal that food is coming right afterward. Atticus made us some pork sausage links topped with a light sausage gravy, and then he whipped up a couple of light vegetarian omelets for himself and Clever Girl.

These days Granuaile always had a book of Polish poetry in front of her by a lady named Wisława Szymborska. It had both the English and Polish versions side-by-side, and she was memorizing the Polish version so that she’d have a new headspace she could use for plane shifting. But during breakfast or whatever meal she was sharing with us—her schedule was unpredictable now since she spent a lot of time in Poland and the time zones were different—she often liked to share a few lines in English with us.

“Listen to this, you guys—it’s from one of Szymborska’s poems called ‘Dreams’ and kind of applies to Druidry, though it’s unintentional. Especially if you think of the flying bit as shifting planes. I’ll give you the translation:

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