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The Names for All Kinds of Things (Len's Song, 2022 edition, Snippet 3)

A story fragment from the Dustsong Cycle

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M. B. Heywood
Oct 01, 2022
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(Read Len’s Song, 2022 edition, Snippet 2.)

Before long, Len noticed the slope of the mountainside gentling and becoming grassier. A clump of diminutive pear trees drew him to a green spot that was fairly flat. When he saw they bore fruit, he decided to pause there for a respite. For the next while, he plucked the more promising-looking specimens, munching on some and stowing others in his pockets.

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