Light Boxes by Shane Jones

Author:Shane Jones
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Northeastern States, Literary, Spirits, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, Fiction - General, General
ISBN: 9780143117780
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published: 2010-05-25T07:00:00+00:00

HUMAN FOOTPRINTS WEARING DARK CLOTHES

AT THE EDGE OF THE TOWN.

See all the fruit, said Thaddeus.

APPLES AND WATERMELONS

AT THE EDGE OF THE TOWN.

Fruit, asked the Professor.

Yes, fruit, Thaddeus said, and spelled out more names of fruit grown during warm months.

The Professor continued moving the letters around. AT THE EDGE OF THE TOWN appeared dozens of times.

And then the Professor began moving the pieces again and came up with something entirely different. He handed the light box to Thaddeus. He rubbed his face. Thaddeus said that AT THE EDGE OF THE TOWN was where he should go. He told the Professor about the scroll of parchment left on the tree where three children once sat twisting the heads of owls. He told him about the tracks in the snow leading from the oak tree, the concentric circles, the animal prints, the human prints that might lead to February.

Very well, then, said the Professor. At the edge of the town.

If not, we’ll go back to moving the parchment, and we’ll find another answer, said Thaddeus.

Very well indeed, said the Professor. He put the light box back on.

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