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dark rose man - Essay and Term Paper
Dark Rose, Blood Tree
To his left lay a corpse. To his right lay another. The traveller knew little of either of them, and cared even less. All he knew of the dead old woman was that she had owned a strong horse, and all he knew of the young man lying near her was that he did not own one.
By chance, the old woman and the traveller had met each other on the road right by a large black tree, in which a bandit had been hiding in ambush. Out he had jumped, wielding a rock in each hand, just as the old woman had finished her hi’s and how-do-you-do’s. He had demanded the old woman give him her horse. She declined. He threw the rock in his right hand. The traveller watched and noticed. A strong, straight throw; the man was certainly right-handed, and the rock, apparently aimed at the old woman’s head, missed by more than a hand span. The traveller stood a few paces from the bandit. He felt the old dagger through the side of his coat. He ......
Total Word Count: 3973
Page Count: 15.8 (250 words a page / double spaced)
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