James D. Lewis

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LEGACY

But a dense thicket born of the blood of hundreds of warriors now remains of the great river that once served the settlement of Lapura. For years, toothless, plagued balladeers served notice of a past that today is denied existence. The message suffered in the amalgamation of French, Bantu, Spanish, English and indigenous dialects that comprised the accounts. Certain legends survived and now function as lullabies in the backwoods of Appalachia, versions doubtlessly revised to render them tame enough for the children. It seems that the night of two centuries ago cannot afford to be remembered. But, why then, did young Rachelle Evans come to locate the village historical records and thereby surrender her life to exploring the events that led to the infamy of September 27, 1779?


 
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The above passages were excerpted from Collected Dreams.

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