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“Where’re you going?!” screamed Marta.

Luckily, they didn’t lose sight of them in the lush forest as children stopped by the river.

“Kids! What on earth are you thinking?” exclaimed Marta while catching her breath.

“This is the only place where we can talk without Her hearing us,” revealed the boy.

Both, Tom and Marta, were confused. Surprisingly the young girl breathed in deeply and started retelling the legend about the old orphanage ruled with a rod of iron by a decrepit witch.