Wednesday, July 24, 2019

The Hale legacy and weird observations

The current mayor of Nettlebrook, Dick Hale, is the son of the former mayor Richard Hale. And Richard Hale's father was the mayor before that, and so on and so on. Nepotism is not only a common practice in this town, but a hallowed tradition. Positions of power tend to stay in the family. This is also true of the newspaper I used to work for as a reporter. The Babbling Brook's editor has been a Chamberlin for decades and same goes for the headmaster of Bogwick Academy always being a Wick.

Some weird observations: The weather here of late has been godawful. There have been torrential rains for nearly a month. The town is worried that the bog may flood...

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  1. What do you think will come up from the bog when it floods?

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    1. Perhaps someone new will become "part of the root system"

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  2. Is it just me or does anyone else find it odd that the constant raining occurred right after the disappearance of Zoey Bent. Its almost like the rain wants to flood the bog, like it wants to unearth something.

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