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Pulchritudinous

BY

LINDA ARDITTO

Copyright 2013 LindaArditto

Publih!d byClo"!r Digital #!dia

Co"!r byClo"!r Digital #!dia

$#A$%&ORD$ 'DITION

Li(!n! Not!

Thi !Boo) i li(!n!d *or your p!ronal !n+oy,!nt only- Thi !Boo) ,ay not b! r!.old

or gi"!n a/ay to oth!r p!opl!- I* you /ould li)! to har! thi boo) /ith anoth!r p!ron pl!a!

pur(ha! an additional (opy *or !a(h r!(ipi!nt- I* your! r!ading thi boo) and did not pur(ha!

it or it /a not pur(ha!d *or your u! only th!n pl!a! go and pur(ha! your o/n (opy- Than)you *or r!p!(ting th! hard /or) o* thi author-

Thi !Boo) i a /or) o* *i(tion and any r!!,blan(! to p!ron li"ing or d!ad i pur!ly(oin(id!ntal- Th! (hara(t!r ar! produ(tion o* th! author i,agination and u!d *i(titiouly-

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%! h!ard /hip!r but (ouldnt h!ar th! /ord- %! h!ard th!, again but (ouldnt !! hi

!y! (o"!r!d /ith (loth and ti!d tightly- %! (ould ,!ll th! !arth and *!!l th! (old h! /a

o,!/h!r! und!rground-

Th! /hip!r /!r! g!tting *urth!r a/ay and th!n diapp!ar!d- %! /a alon!-


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%! (ouldnt ,o"! hand ti!d b!hind hi ba() l!g bound-

'arly that ,orning h!d /al)!d b!id! th! broo) it ,ad! a ,!rry tun! a it *lo/!d o"!rton! to/ard th! ri"!r- Th! un p!!r!d through th! tr!! dan(ing on th! /at!r a th! bran(h!

/ay!d- %! (ould ,!ll th! *or!t th! gra th! tr!! !"!n th! *lo/!r- It had b!!n a b!auti*ul

,orning li)! o ,any oth!r-

%!d at do/n /ith hi ba() againt th! tru() o* a tr!!- Thin)ing ho/ lu()y h! /a

urround!d by u(h b!auty !"!n though h! had no on! to har! it /ith-

%! lo"!d th! pringti,! *lo/!r o* !"!ry (olour (att!r!d a(ro th! ground- Th! tr!!

*ill!d /ith l!a"! all had! o* gr!!n- %! loo)!d up at th! )y not a (loud in ight-

&hat /ould h! do today h!d thought- P!rhap a /al) to th! (a"! o* light a pla(! h!

li)!d to "iit a o*t!n a h! (ould- It /ant *ar only an hour /al) *ro, th! broo)-

Th! (a"! o* light intrigu!d hi, (rytal o* ,au"! and pin) glo/!d and hu,,!d- It /aa p!a(!*ul pla(! /h!r! oth!r /ould o,!ti,! gath!r at night but h! alon! /ould "iit during

th! day- %! /ould lo"! to b! th!r! /h!n th!y dan(!d and laugh!d a,ong th! (rytal but h! hadn!"!r b!!n /!l(o,!-

An out(at *ro, th! *or!t d/!ll!r h!d l!arn!d to li"! hi li*! alon!- $olitud! hadb!(o,! hi *ri!nd- %i o/n thought /!r! hi (o,panion !"!n though th!r! /a no

(on"!ration-

%! ,anag!d "!ry /!ll /ith thi lon!ly !it!n(! *or h!d n!"!r )no/n it any oth!r /ay-

%!d h!ard tori! o* a /i4ard bringing hi, to th! *or!t a a baby- $tori! h!d

o"!rh!ard *or h! n!"!r po)! /ith oth!r th!yd al/ay run a/ay /h!n h! approa(h!d-

%! r!(all!d tho! long /int!r night no/ on th! ground and a bitt!r (hill in th! air- %!

r!,!,b!r!d th! /i4ard bringing hi, a blan)!t- Th! only a(t o* )indn! h!d !"!r )no/n-A h!d ,o"!d to/ard th! (a"! o* light h!d h!ard a ound a light br!!4! /hitling

through th! tr!! to/ard hi,- %! topp!d and /at(h!d a th! bran(h! on a tr!! b!nd do/n to

tou(h hi,- 5!ntly tro)ing hi hair /ith it l!a"! it ,ad! hi, ,il!- Th! br!!4! topp!d a

6ui()ly a it tart!d and h!d pr!!d on to/ard th! (a"!-

%! r!,!,b!r!d /al)ing through a "al! o* *lo/!r y!llo/ *lo/!r that had a /!!t ,!ll

/hi(h on(! again ,ad! hi, ,il!-

%!d arri"!d at th! (a"! o* light and !nt!r!d- Th! hu,,ing /a oothing to hi !ar and

th! (rytal glo/!d a i* by ,agi(- %!d at and pond!r!d /ond!ring /hat /ould b!(o,! o*hi,- %! had no (loth! a *or!t d/!ll!r had +ut /hat th! *or!t had o**!r!d no ho! on hi

*!!t- %! had nothing to hi na,! in *a(t h! didnt !"!n ha"! a na,! that h! /a a/ar! o*-


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P!rhap in ti,! oth!r /ill b!*ri!nd hi, h!d hop!d *or thi a long a h! (ould

r!,!,b!r- $o,!on! to /al) /ith to har! th! /ond!r o* th! *or!t- #ayb! "iit th! (a"! o*

light tog!th!r- 7ut on! *ri!nd /ould b! !nough to gi"! hi, (o,pl!t! happin!-

A h! at th!r! it da/n!d on hi, that p!rhap !"!rything /a hi *ault- %! /a di**!r!nt

h! didnt loo) li)! th! oth!r- P!rhap hi app!aran(! ,ad! th!, a*raid and that /hy th!y *l!d*ro, hi,-

%! didnt r!,!,b!r anything !l! about th! ,orning- 7ut itting in th! (a"! o* lightb!*or! *inding hi,!l* h!r!- $udd!nly h! /a a/ar! o* hi urrounding again- Th! dar)n! th!

(old th! !arthy ,!ll but (ouldnt r!,!,b!r ho/ h! (a,! to b! in thi ituation-

Th! /hip!r tart!d again g!tting (lo!r thi ti,!- %! /a a*raid /ond!ring /hy h!

/a in thi pla(! /ho had bound and blind*old!d hi,-%! *!lt a hand b!hind hi h!ad *ing!r g!ntly r!,o"ing th! (loth that (o"!r!d hi !y!-

%! till did not !! hi urrounding dar)n! /a !"!ry/h!r! around hi,-

A light tru() a *la,! ,o"!d *ro, l!*t to right and lit a (andl!- %! (ould !!- B!*or! hi,

tood t/o *or!t d/!ll!r h! a/ th!y /!r! young and +ut tar!d at hi,-%! didnt try to ,o"! but at 6ui!tly loo)ing ba() and *orth at th!ir *a(!-

8&hy did you bring ,! h!r!9: h! a)!d-8$o you (ould !! u: on! r!pli!d-

%! didnt und!rtand-

8Do you !! ho/ ugly /! ar!9: th! oth!r a)!d-8I dont und!rtand that /ord: h! r!pli!d- 8&hat i ugly9:

8You ar! hando,! Pul(hritudinou: on! aid-

8I ha"! a na,!9: h! a)!d in urpri!-

8&! (all you Pul(hritudinou b!(au! /! dont )no/ your na,!-:8&!"! /at(h!d you in th! *or!t *or u(h a long ti,!- &at(h!d you /h!n you play!d

n!ar th! broo) /at(h!d you a you ang and dan(!d a,ong th! tr!!: th! oth!r !plain!d-

8But /! didnt dar! p!a) to you: th! oth!r add!d- 8Th! /i4ard told u h! had to hid!you- %! aid you /!r! a prin(! in !il!-:

8&hat i !il!9: h! th!n a)!d-

Th!y didnt )no/-8I* /! unti! you /ill you run9:

8&hy /ould I do that9: h! a)!d-

8B!(au! /!r! ugly: on! aid a h! lo/!r!d h!r h!ad-

8I dont )no/ /hat that /ord ,!an but I /ont run: h! an/!r!d ,iling at th!, allth! ti,!-

Th!y unti!d hi hand and l!g- Thr!! /al)!d *ro, th! dar)n! into th! (a"! o* light it

loo)!d b!auti*ul ,or! than it had b!!n that ,orning and a thr!! n!/ *ri!nd r!turn!d to th!*or!t Pul(hritudinou )n!/ tru! happin! *or th! *irt ti,!-

Th!y dan(!d and play!d tog!th!r at by th! broo) !"!ry ,orning and told tori! o*

ad"!ntur! that only !it!d in th!ir i,agination-%! /ould n!"!r b! alon! again-

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