vigilance

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The abbe loomed over the moonlit meadow, perched high in the orifice of a hanging valley. As the night progressed, the yelp of coyotes echoed off the canyon walls like the rebound of a rubber ball in an enclosed room. I kept myself busy in preparation for my journey lest I be consumed by the distractions surrounding me.