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Thieves, probably Rapists and killers didn’t much care for the cold I had little money on me, and I did not look wealthy by any stretch, but h that I looked alone and lost and blind That s would be slih of course I was afraid So witnesses But to hurry would let this thief know that he had been spotted, and worse, I ive hih

Except… he wasn’t co I walked a block, two blocks, three I heard few other people on the street, and those feereabout the cold and paying no attention to anything but theirstretches, there was only ht several times But there was no attack

As I turned linted at the corner of ic--I forgot wisdo woreen hair and skin of a nearly similar shade That alone would have alerted h it was obvious in the fact that I could see her

She stopped when I did I noticed that her expression was very sad She said nothing, so I ventured, "Hello"

Her eyebrows rose "You can see ht there"

"How interesting" She resuh she stopped when I took a step back

"If you don’t ed by a godling"

If anything, her expression grew evened sewer"

"Yes"

"Why?"

"Because you ht die," she said