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Jane Kari

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The Flame of Life

I raise my bow and arrow as bright red eyes stare back at me in the darkness. A heartbeat later, a second pair of red eyes stare back, and then a third. Leaves rustle on my right, followed by the soft patter of footsteps, slicing through the deafening silence. A shiver slivers down my spine."We need to get out of here, now," my friend Theo whispers."We are too deep in the woods. They'll outrun us before we get to the border," I whisper back.A sharp pain shoots up my shoulders, making me wince. My eyes dart back to the set of bloody eyes, inc...

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