In the reverse of the natural order, the pile of leaves jumps into Claude. They can’t quite make out what happens next, but there’s a wrenching pop and a muffled scream, and then Claude’s arm comes flying out to land at their feet.<\/p>\n
Claude’s not attached to the arm. They all stare at it. Janice pokes it with her rake.<\/p>\n
The pile drops Claude’s remains and turns to (somehow) face them. Its color has deepened from Harvest Gold to Cadmium Red. It’s breathing.<\/p>\n
“RUN!” screams Marco.<\/p>\n
They manage to set it on fire later, which seems, briefly, like a great idea.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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