The wind howled, and thunder crackled. Rain spattered down, pocking the dusty wood like spatters of blood.<\/p>\n
She stood at the threshold, her skin bared to the storm, and held up each tiny figurine to the dark clouds, loudly crying out its call to the wind, invoking its animal spirit with all her strength.<\/p>\n
“Moooooo!”
\n“Baaaaaa!”
\n“Neeeiiiggghh!”
\n“Oink! Oink! Oink!”<\/p>\n
Thunder rumbled and wind gusted as she placed each figurine in the bucket, its spirit summoned and spent.<\/i><\/p>\n
And then she giggled, hitched up her diaper, and ran out into the rain …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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