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 (Taken from a crumpled piece of paper hidden in the wall of a burnt-out cobblestone house discovered on the outskirts of Diamond Lake. The settlement once located there dates back to the 1800s.) Can you hear him, mommy? The old man is calling. He sings to me in the daytime and whispers to me at night. Can you see him mommy? Out on the edge of the field. He floats above the tall grass. Do you see the fox and mouse now, mommy? All the flies and worms. Natty fur and bone. Do you see how he makes them dance? He tells me things about you, mommy. All the things. You and daddy too. You made a baby, didn't you mommy? Would it have been a surprise? Can you hear him, mommy? The old man is calling. He's calling baby too. Four months 'til crib. He wants to see baby now. I'll bring baby to him tonight, when you're sleeping mommy. You and daddy too. Get baby like a doctor, with the kitchen things, like the old man said. He'll make baby dance, mommy. You and daddy too.
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