The small grey stone was lost amidst the rubble at the side of the stream, miles deep into the leafless forest Or was it? Could it have been placed here by someone, by something, for purposes that we cannot imagine? Were the random scuffs on its surface meaningless, or was their meaning merely hidden? And, if it had… Read more

The small grey stone was lost amidst the rubble at the side of the stream, miles deep into the leafless forest Or was it? Could it have been placed here by someone, by something, for purposes that we cannot imagine? Were the random scuffs on its surface meaningless, or was their meaning merely hidden? And, if it had some unimaginable purpose, some hidden meaning, what would happen if it was left there, by the side of that stream, to carry out its dreadful destiny?