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Off in the distance, Roy spotted dust devils sweeping across the desert floor The sky was again void of any clouds Downing the re contents of his canteen, Roy sed noisily Opening his mouth wide, he made a wordless sound of pleasure Roy had arrived at the point of satisfaction with the solitude of his current life and was used to hard work Deterth cato bury select emotions His current life wasn't the existence Roy wished for However, Roy was resolute in his will to survive the challenges laid down in his life's path

Turning to refill his canteen, Roy entered the cabin and walked toward the tunnel that was located in the rear of his home As he rounded the fireplace, his shoulder bue crashed to the silt-covered floor

Darn it all, Roy, watch where you're walking, Roy thought

Inside his head, Roy could instantly hear his father Thaddeus yelling those sa quietly, Roy bent down to collect the spilled treasures He dusted off a srandparents, William, and Rebecca, taken before they moved to Arizona Roy placed the picture on the mantel and carefully adjusted its position When he returned to the floor, he found a copper tag, round and roughly the size of a half-dollar A watery filers traced the name Riddle, and some numbers stamped into the disc

To no one, in particular, Roy ed I doubt you'd recognize this place It's been too arden is doing better this year"

Roy sniffed and a single tear dripped onto the round tag He quickly wiped it off with the sleeve of his shirt Standing, Roy carefully placed the tag on its thin edge and leaned it against the photograph Elements of Roy's family history sat on thepast

Roy sat down to enjoy a hot cup of black coffee when he was startled by the sounds of Sally and Molly Their eerie noises announce the arrival of someone nearby Roy ju up the road was Sara and the boys in their buckboard wagon, with the filly tied to the rear Sally and Molly had their heads in the air and repeated their noisy performance The anion pulled close enough, Sally and Molly irls looked excited by the new arrival of the filly