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| Ailsa | wis embarrassed at the though |
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| Ailsa | found hersel huddled oan the |
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| Ailsa | Brown gies birth |
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| Ailsa | scraped and scraped awa at th |
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| Ailsa | widnae reply. In the mornin, |
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Ever since she wis wee, | Ailsa | had an awfa habit ae sleep-wa |
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™d made her bloody signature, | Ailsa | went wanderin wance mair. Rig |
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dark waw. In her fugue state, | Ailsa | wis convinced it wis a blank |
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losin ower. Sometimes though, | Ailsa | wid crawl intae her parents b |
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As time went oan, | Ailsa | started tae interact wae mair |
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I’m sure.’ But if anyhin, | Ailsa | goat worse as she goat aulder |
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A few nichts later, | Ailsa | woke up in the shower, watter |
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e very next nicht efter that, | Ailsa | goat up and wandered intae th |
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€˜Huv ye seen yon thermostat, | Ailsa | ?’ her faither ower his gran |
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essed relief fur aw involved. | Ailsa | awoke feelin refreshed, bar t |
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groon wis made ae quicksand. | Ailsa | woke up in darkness, unafraid |
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e ae nichts, there wis peace. | Ailsa | slept right through, or at le |
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fae a mist that wisnae there. | Ailsa | had reached the source ae the |
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eerie sound ae thur whistlin. | Ailsa | wis feart, her hert pounding |
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first aid kit.’ She stroked | Ailsa | ’s hair, like she alwis used |
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‘Wheesht, you!’ hissed | Ailsa | ’s mither. ‘Dinnae say hin |
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agged. A flush ae pain caused | Ailsa | tae wake up wae a scream. Her |
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‘Idiot,’ said | Ailsa | ’s mither unner her breath. |
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gh the fuzz ae her fugue, and | Ailsa | wid shuffle back tae her room |
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she’d said in her sleep and | Ailsa | wid shake her heid. In truth, |
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d a haun ae congealed air and | Ailsa | took it. |
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ed, fur the familiar sound ae | Ailsa | ’s door closin ower. Sometim |
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cat, clawin at the door. Wae | Ailsa | ’s evenin adventures, they h |
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asped thegither. It nodded at | Ailsa | , beckonin fur her tae come cl |
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asleep in the hauf-light, but | Ailsa | wis different. She’d dae it |
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rass tae rattle and dirl. But | Ailsa | wis numb tae it aw, apart fae |
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lik thon day | Ailsa | Craig an |