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Chapter 22

           SomesayitwasKishimo-jin’sdoing,thatshewhisperedterribleincitementsintotheTengu’searat"

           "KishimoGin?"

           "Kishimo-jin,thedivineprotectressofchildren.ItwasherrevengeonLudmilaforthedeathofthechildren.That’soneversion,there’sanotherthat"IpickedupOrtega’smutinousexpressionoutofthecornerofmyeyeandhurriedon."Well,anyway,theTengutoreherapart,butinsodoingitlockeditselfintothespellandwascondemnedtoremainimprisonedinthecarcass.Andnow,withtheoriginalinvokerofthespelldead,andworsestill,betrayed,thecarcassbegantorot.Apiecehere,apiecethere,butirreversibly.AndsotheTenguwasdriventoprowlingthestreetsandmillsofthetextilequarter,lookingforfreshmeattoreplacetherottingportionsofitsbody.Italwayskilledchildren,becausethepartsitneededtoreplacewerechild-sized,buthowevermanytimesitsewednewfleshtothecarcass"

           "It’dlearnttosew,then?"

           "Tenguaremulti-talented.Howevermanytimesitreplaceditself,afterafewdaysthenewportionsbegantoputrefy,anditwasdrivenoutoncemoretohunt.InthequartertheycallitthePatchworkMan."

           Ifellsilent.OrtegamouthedasilentO,thenslowlyexhaledsmokethroughit.Shewatchedthesmokedissipate,thenturnedtofaceme.

           "Yourmothertellyouthatstory?"

           "Father.WhenIwasfive.

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