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    Dryad's Tale, A Short Story
    Dryad's Tale, A Short Story
    Dryad's Tale, A Short Story
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    Dryad's Tale, A Short Story

    By Angela Castillo

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    Darweena must choose to fight for the Forest Folk in an epic battle against the beasts. Will she choose love over her home? A short story of 3700 words.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAngela Castillo
    Release dateJan 17, 2014
    ISBN9781310279638
    Dryad's Tale, A Short Story
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    Angela Castillo

    Magic is all around us, and Angela Castillo works to capture this magic in words and ideas. She lives in the small and inspiring town of Bastrop, Texas. In addition to writing stories, she also designs greeting cards. You can find her cards at http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/fairygirlcards

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      Dryad's Tale, A Short Story - Angela Castillo

      Dryad’s Tale, A Short Story

      Copyright 2013 Angela Castillo

      Published by Angela Castillo at Smashwords

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      Dryad’s Tale

      The apes harvested the young trees in haste and with no remorse, then wove the branches to create my prison. Sap dripped from the ravaged saplings, my kindred, only I could hear their final screams. I folded into my long, lean body and shuddered.

      I closed my eyes and wished for home. A hollow in the stone, with enough room for me and a friend, if one came to visit.

      Yesterday morning,

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