It was a night to drive any man indoors. Not only was the darkness impenetrable, but the raw mist enveloping hill and valley made the open road anything but desirable to a belated wayfarer like myself.
Being young, untrammeled, and naturally indifferent to danger, I was not averse to adventure; and having my fortune to make, was always on the lookout for El Dorado, which, to ardent souls, lies ever beyond the next turning. Consequently, when I saw a light shimmering through the mist at my right, I resolved to make for it and the shelter it so opportunely offered.
But I did not realize then, as I do now, that shelter does not necessarily imply refuge, or I might not have undertaken this adventure with so light a heart. Yet, who knows? The impulses of an unfettered spirit lean toward daring, and youth, as I have said, seeks the strange, the unknown and, sometimes, the terrible. (Exerpt from Chapter I)
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Hello - Here I am Carolin. Listening now to section 1 - but I got an incomplete download. I'll try again from the office Monday. (start listening at 11:40)
both parts of chapter three are in the magic window.
the amethyst box and the house in the mist were in the same book, and this book contains one more story. i will read it next, when im done with chapter four. it has only three sections, and again, i would be very happy to have you as my dpl there as well.
Well, I would love to listen, but I also don't want to hold you up. You are quite a speedy reader! If you don't mind, I will take it to finish off the book, and then take a break from AKG.
all done! please take your time with proof listening, maryann, i really zipped right through this one and i dont have time at the moment (the next days) to catalog it anyway
This weekend should see it finished. Since I've listened to chapter 4, I can tell that AKG has a lot of ground to cover in 3, and it sounds like grisly work!
yess, all submitted and now waiting for the grades. but these were only the midterms, i got that master thesis tugging at my sleeve now, but im well within the schedule with that as well
i hope you will enjoy chapter three in any case, it is quite sad and then of course ends with death, but i liked the story anyway. let me know what you think when youre done listening!
