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(Iona)

"What was that??" I gasped, frantically looking around for the source of the sound. I had no idea why I kept talking our loud, there was no one else here; but it felt like there should be. For now, though, I was too busy worrying about the screech to think about anything else.

Listening hard, I suddenly heard another faint voice, from around a grove of trees sticking out from the mainland.

"H-hello?" I said cautiously. "Is anyone there?" I started to move slowly towards the trees, trying to ignore a sudden throbbing in my foot.

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