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become livid. They heard the sound of struggle and
knocking, and Thomas' voice rose: “It's all right, I
killed him, we're safe! "

They all went outside and were surprised to
see that what had caused that threatening crackling
sound was actually a bird. James had never seen such
a beautiful and elegant bird. It was the size of a
turkey, its red and gold plumage sparkling. This inert
body still radiated a warm, soothing aura. How
could something that looked so pure and beautiful
die? James could no longer bear the terrible sight
before his eyes, he looked away and saw that Kate
had tears in her eyes.

“Why did you kill it ?!” she exclaimed.

“How was I supposed to know it was harmless? I was
just as scared as you were! Now it's too late, I'm sorry,
come on, let's get on with it.” Although Thomas wore
an expression of sadness on his face when he
answered Kate, James noticed that his gaze had
remained cold and indifferent, what was going on?
James had never seen his friend like this before.

They went deep into the forest, now the trees
were so close together that everything had gone dark.
The deeper they went into the darkness, the more
worried they became. Now at the slightest creak, the

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