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REVISED EDITION of THE GREEN MAN of DESTINY — Part 1
Green Man 20: Poisoned Expanse
The Stench of the Pools
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[TW: an accident]
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The ancient gods who had constructed these pools had created a narrow path between them. In preparation, he had wrapped his mouth and nose with swath cloth and squeezed a bit of uru fat around his eyes. This left him enough vision to see no more than fifteen feet ahead, but it afforded his eyes some protection.
Gren walked forward. His fear said, Run! but he controlled the fear. He walked all day until there was no more light, and rested in the dark. After a very short time, he noticed a faint light, a glow rising from the pools. He decided to move on, going as far as he could by the available light, and then resting. He couldn’t predict when the wind would make the stench from the ground unbearable. In this land, Wind did not hear his voice…
