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The otten to know during her year writing for the Extraterrestrial Enquirer
The corners of the map were decorated with the symbols of the four elements: Air, Earth, Water, Fire
At the center of thepaths that had finally led her to this village, after a le Maps The path started fro that looked like a maze And in that maze, there was another symbol
A triangle, with three lines pointing up from it
She wasn’t quite sure what exactly it meant, but from what she’d been able to make out from the ancient, dusty book, it had to be an artifact of immense power
And once I’ve found it, they’ll have to listen toit in my hands, if they can see its power
It was a good plan Or at least, aftercalled crazy, it was the only plan she’d been able to come up with The only way to show that she wasn’t mad, that olves were real, and that everyone who didn’t believe her was in great danger
But first she’d have to h a labyrinth in the French Alps
The plane tickets had used up all that was left of her sparse savings from the years spent in customer service hell And the articles she norote about the paranor shouted at by displeased customers all day
This was it Her last chance to show the world the truth
With a deep sigh, she closed her notebook and the battered map inside it
She’d already spent soshe hadn’t found out so far wasn’t going to make a difference
“Another drink?” the barkeeper asked
How much money did she have left? She probably shouldn’t
On the other hand,to die tomorrow, so what did it matter?
“Please,” she said and forced herself to give him a smile
At least there weren’t any olves here She’d read up on the place and its legends, and while there were many myths in France about olves, this particular area was curiously lacking in reports about paranormal activity
Which didn’t have to , but maybe there was a reason the map had led her here
She forced herself to sip slowly She didn’t want to go to bed, not yet She was so close So very close
She wouldn’t be able to fall asleep with the excitement curre