"Once upon a time," she said, in the soft voice of a story teller, "There was a little girl. She had ribbons in her hair and a plum tree at the bottom of her garden."
It was important to set the scene.
"The plums were ripe and rich and juicy, but they shrivelled on the branches. With every year that passed, the devil crept closer. He snapped at her heels and put his pictures in her head."
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Date: 2010-09-28 07:26 pm (UTC)It was important to set the scene.
"The plums were ripe and rich and juicy, but they shrivelled on the branches. With every year that passed, the devil crept closer. He snapped at her heels and put his pictures in her head."