This is part 4 of 4, you can find the other parts of this story here. *** Nate jolted awake and flung himself off of his bed. He was
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This is part 3 of 4, you can find the other parts of this story here. *** The cold stung his face, a sign he was awake and in motion. The streets felt deserted. He
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This is part 2 of 4, you can find the other parts of this story here. *** As Mom pulled into the driveway, Nate saw Mary peering out from her second-floor bedroom. There was little
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Vines and snow covered much of the fence and hid the “no trespassing” signs. Many of the signs had been taken for keepsakes. A couple of Nate’s friends had one. As tempted as he was
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For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Beyond the black river, time is not as it is here. The spirit of Joshua looked back on all the generations before him,
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For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The sun sank beneath the trees. Joshua was one day north of High Jasper. The river bent east before him. He knew this
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For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The empty space of the new graveyard yawned across the hillside. The workers cleared it as if generations would lie there, but
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For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The prophet, his deputy, and the abbess of Bethel met in the House of Justice. It was only a rough cabin, but
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For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1, 2, 3, 4. The dove came to Rebecca. It met her outside the Great Inn at Nindad and led her to the east. It seemed
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For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1, 2, 3. There is a long, high hill in Hadochee. The people there call it Flower Mountain. Once a boy named Joshua had lived
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