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*Plop* *Plop* *Plop* *Plop* *Plop*

There they went. Jumping here and there, making these amusing sounds. All while carrying the body of a boy oh' so amusing. He- there was a part of me that wanted their death.

Each and every one of the people who had dared step foot over my land. But then I took a breath and let myself see the actual situation.

I made my peace with their invasion and looked past their treachery and towards their use.

When my foot was raised to crush his head... it was only then in that moment of contemplation, only then did I see his true use. 

Dozens of inventions lay by his side. Each with their own purpose, hand made and precision cut. I did my best to ogle them, test their functions myself but...

I shook my head.

Nothing.

I couldn't get the damn things to work. Security? Complexity?