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slowed down to a jog. He had to. He was out
of breath and his legs felt like lead. He scuffed
towards a fallen tree at the side of the path. He
would sit on that - not for too long, just long
enough to start breathing normally again. It
was then that it happened. One second he was
leaning forwards and resting his head in his
arms… and the next...
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Jay would have leapt to his feet in terror, but
whoever it was, had hold of him and was
gripping tight. Instead, he tried screaming in
panic, but when he opened his mouth no
sound came out. He was trapped - unable to
run, unable to scream. Was it one of the weird
night creatures from the forest? Worse, was it
one of the Groundlings? Was he about to be
captured and carted off to a dark, damp
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