Stilly leaves us all behind
Leaving us a gap to mind'
Minding gaps is really silly
I'd prefer to be minding Stilly!

If you haven't read Cloud Atlas, do so at your first opportunity. ALso, in the too-literate-to-be-a-thriller, try The Bookman's Wake; tightly written, literate, fast-paced. It made me think of the Rapparree.




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