Sloingen's walkers - Revision history

Borkolloran at 13:46, 7 January 2023

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Borkolloran at 13:43, 7 January 2023

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	Herman nodded. The three of them headed back to the car as a guard in rusted armor watched them with glassy eyes from the fog.		Herman nodded. The three of them headed back to the car as a guard in rusted armor watched them with glassy eyes from the fog.

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Borkolloran at 13:43, 7 January 2023

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	Herman nodded. The three of them headed back to the car as a guard in rusted armor watched them with glassy eyes from the fog.		Herman nodded. The three of them headed back to the car as a guard in rusted armor watched them with glassy eyes from the fog.

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Borkolloran at 13:43, 7 January 2023

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	'Don't worry', Thijs said quickly, 'you will see for yourself'.		'Don't worry', Thijs said quickly, 'you will see for yourself'.
	"Mysterious... Now you're making me curious!', Mr. Peters said.
			'Mysterious... Now you're making me curious!', Mr. Peters said.
	But disappointed he flopped back into the backseat and glanced out the window. Thijs drove into the polder for a few minutes until he parked the car next to a muddy country road.		But disappointed he flopped back into the backseat and glanced out the window. Thijs drove into the polder for a few minutes until he parked the car next to a muddy country road.

Borkolloran at 13:42, 7 January 2023

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	'Do you expect me to believe this?' Mr. Peters said bitterly.		'Do you expect me to believe this?' Mr. Peters said bitterly.

			Thijs made a calming gesture with his hand, but Mr. Peters snapped:

			'Take me back home NOW, I will tell the municipality…'

			Close to the gate a woman walked with thin and wet hair over pale skin covered with green and brown spots. As if she had been in the water for years. Her face was sunken and her rotten teeth showed in a lipless mouth. She was wearing a white baggy dress that was dirty and soaked. With bony arms she held her body as if to keep up with what little warmth she had left. As she passed the gate she turned her head and looked at the three men with glassy gray eyes. Mr. Peters shrank from the gate. The woman looked ahead and shuffled past the men. Thijs turned around and could feel nothing but pity for the terrified look on Mr. Peters' face.

			'You're safe here', he said soothingly, 'They can't walk outside the fog'.

			A saddled horse with no rider walked by, ribs showing through the holes in her rotten flesh. Mr. Peters put a hand over his mouth.

			'However often you see them, they remain repulsive', Thijs said and continued:
			'We call them the restless dead, or the walkers. They are cursed to walk forever here through the Tilrau polder, but never arrive. As you saw, they see us, but if you leave them alone, nothing will happen'.
			Thijs turned around again. Hidden in the fog, some figures shuffled. After a while he started again:

			The story goes that when the Spaniards fled five hundred years ago they plundered everything they came across. On their way they passed the shire of a Baroness. She offered them food and clothing so that they would not be plundered….”
			'What if it's foggy all over Sloingen?', Mr. Peters suddenly asked. He was still standing a few feet from the fence. Thijs did not dare to look at Mr. Peters while he answered:
			'They sometimes walk all the way through the village.'
			'You would do best to stay indoors', Herman replied.
			'One thing is certain. I'm moving.', muttered Mr. Peters
			'I understand that, but it doesn't have to be necessary', said Thijs
			'You are free to go. But then we are legally obliged to keep an eye on you,' added Herman and turned to Mr. Peters, 'That goes as far as putting a supervisor in the house.'
			'Excuse me?!'
			'That goes as far as placing a supervisor in the house. Don't get us wrong. We save. We like to keep the peace here. If everyone just follows the rule, things will go well.'
			'Exactly!', Thijs exclaimed, 'And how often is it foggy! If it's foggy, it's usually at night anyway.'

	Thijs ~~made with his chest~~.		Mister Peters did not look at Thijs.

			'Any more surprises?', he snapped at Herman.
			'Do you want children?', Herman asked.
			Peters narrowed his eyes.

			'It is of course forbidden to enter the field at night. Teach them to stay away from here. The primary school will help with that.'
			'But we never have incidents. Again, if you leave them alone, they will leave you alone.'
			'I will. Will you bring me back now?'
	~~Thijs turned around and could feel nothing but pity for~~ the ~~terrified look on Mr~~. ~~Peters' face~~.		'I think so! Herman?'
			Herman nodded. The three of them headed back to the car as a guard in rusted armor watched them with glassy eyes from the fog.
	~~"You're safe," he said soothingly, "They can't walk outside the fog."~~
	~~A saddled horse~~ with ~~no rider walked by, ribs showing through the holes in her rotten flesh. Mr. Peters quickly put a hand over his mouth~~.

	~~"However often you see them, they remain repulsive," said Thijs and continued:~~
	~~“We call them the restless dead, or the walkers. They are cursed to walk forever here through the Tilrau polder, but~~ never ~~arrive~~. ~~As you saw, they see us~~, ~~but~~ if you leave them alone, ~~nothing~~ will ~~happ~~

Borkolloran at 13:10, 7 January 2023

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 Herman didn't like it when it was his turn. They drove on in silence. Thijs took them to the house of the Peters couple.
-The Peters had only just moved to Sloingen. They had bought the house for too much money. They came from the city and were rich. He was rich, she was particularly attractive. For the move they had a moving truck and some broad guys come. None of the supervisors saw them touch a box themselves. When he arrived at the house, Thijs knocked on the door. It was Mr. Peters who opened the door and Thijs hid his disappointment behind a poor smile.
+The Peters had only just moved to Sloingen. They had bought the house for way too much money. They came from the city and were rich. He was rich, she was especially attractive. For the move they hired a moving truck and some big guys. None of the supervisors saw them touch a box themselves. When he arrived at the house Thijs knocked on the door. It was Mr. Peters who opened the door and Thijs hid his disappointment behind a smile.
 'And? Are you ready?' Thijs asked.
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Borkolloran at 12:28, 7 January 2023

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			The alarm clock read five past six when the annoying sound rang for the second time. An unshaven Thijs rose to his feet. Sleepily He put on his glasses and dressed himself. Before he left his house, he quickly laayed a slice of cheese on a dry cracker and put it in his mouth. He ate it while driving his old Volvo and then tried to fasten a button on his coat with one hand. He slowed down at an older man in a blue jacket with the municipality's logo on it. The man got in while he sighed deeply and said something that was supposed to sound like 'good morning'.

			'Good morning Herman!', Thijs said, 'Did you sleep well?'
			'We have to fill that shit with concrete', Herman said.
			Herman didn't like it when it was his turn. They drove on in silence. Thijs took them to the house of the Peters couple.

			The Peters had only just moved to Sloingen. They had bought the house for too much money. They came from the city and were rich. He was rich, she was particularly attractive. For the move they had a moving truck and some broad guys come. None of the supervisors saw them touch a box themselves. When he arrived at the house, Thijs knocked on the door. It was Mr. Peters who opened the door and Thijs hid his disappointment behind a poor smile.

			"Good morning!" Thijs said kindly.
			“Good morning gentlemen!” Mr. Peters said cheerfully.
			'And? Are you ready?' Thijs asked.
			"Give me a minute," said Mr. Peters, putting on a warm coat. When he stooped to pick up some shoes, he stopped.
			“What am I supposed to wear?” he said, then added with a raised eyebrow, “Since I don't know where we're going…”
			"The boots," Herman commanded from behind a hesitant Thijs.



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