The rules are simple. You add a sentence or two to the story with every post and we'll see where we end. The first post will be longer to make it easier to start from.
It was already late when he noticed it for the first time. How that one tree, unlike all others, stood perfectly still. Not a single leaf rustled and despite the looming autumn not a single one fell. Raddin sat down on a bench and watched the tree closely.
"You're in luck. It'll only be tonight," the man said, appearing closely behind the startled Raddin.
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