“There it is,” I said, catching sight of my compound from the high branches of a shorea tree.

Corel stood at the tree’s base, looking out on the ground level. “I don’t see anything,” he called up to me.

“That’s because we haven’t crossed the fence yet.” From where I stood, I could see the roofs of dwellings, nothing more.

“Then, how do you know it’s your village? They all look the same.”

“I just know.” I wasn’t in the mood to explain the Sagacity.

Over the past few lights, I had thought of different ways to get into my former dwelling, so I could look for Father and talk to Mother. I had decided to climb up the old kapok tree and use the open space in the tunnel to...

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