{"id":3998,"date":"2021-07-17T07:59:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T07:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/?p=3998"},"modified":"2021-06-09T16:25:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:25:21","slug":"tales-from-the-town-14-the-little-drummer-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2021\/07\/17\/tales-from-the-town-14-the-little-drummer-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales From The Town #14: The Little Drummer Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The little drummer girl walked barefoot through the woods, her hair fluttering in the breeze like the flag of a forgotten kingdom. She had walked these lands since the civil war. She would walk them till the next. A trail of blood, a trail of bones. This country of ours is an endless grave. Only the beat of her drum keeps the dead asleep.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s definitely a ghost,\u201d Ethel said, as she peered out from behind the tree to a get a better look.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s not a ghost,\u201d said Claire. \u201cShe\u2019s a musician<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

__________<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n

1. Written on May 6th, 2021<\/em>
\n2. The title is from a John le Carre novel<\/a><\/em>
\n3. But mostly I was thinking of this Tom Vek video<\/a><\/em>
\n4. Which I love more than I should<\/em><\/p>\n__________<\/br>

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