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Еще одна фигура выступила из тени дерева, Сэм. Он протянул руки, чтобы принять девочку у Касса. Я видела, как Касс повернулся от Сэма к стоявшей рядом женщине, в чьих золотых, пшеничных глазах таилась ужасающая печаль. И вдруг поняла — узнала вечную муку матери, уступающей дитя ему, этому бледному супругу, Принимающему Всех; поняла, почему она собрала яркий урожай товарищей по играм для лишенных солнца садов, для девочки, которая уже не была девочкой; для нежной девы, обреченной на мрак до конца уходящего года. Они задержались еще на миг. Дитя протянуло ко мне
Ночь была тихой. Передо мной тянулось пустое поле, стояла заброшенная хижина. Потом из леса раздался унылый крик козодоя и горестный ответ другого. Я, спотыкаясь, бросилась к рухнувшему дереву и, стоя на коленях среди его корней и анемонов, плакала над ушедшими в землю детьми.
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