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| I had finally arrived at the base of the biggest and tallest Totara tree in the forest. This was the home of Pik. Pik and I had been friends for a long time.. I looked about the forest... remembering... A cold wind whistled about my legs as I knocked on the door... I hardly knew what to expect.. . we had not seen each other for quite some time. The door opened soundlessly... and there he stood. My oldest and dearest friend... I smiled He looked at me with eyes as sharp and as black as tacks. Gently pushing me to one side of the doorway, he stepped outside, and looked around, nervously rubbing his hands together. "Best you come inside 'then', no use standing about in the cold now is there." Pik was never one to mince words, he hadn't change a scrap. He closed the door behind us. We stood looking at each other for a moment. Pik snorted. And we both laughed out loud as only friends can. Wordlessly he helped me 'struggle' out of my coat and led the way to the warm kitchen where we had whittled away many an hour in the past. It was like entering a 'timezone' Nothing changes here, I thought. * 'Dreams change..but friends never do' |
| chapter one * 'PIKS HOUSE' |
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