Arboregal, The Lorn Tree
Excerpt from the book...
The book lay on the floor open at a new experiment. Nathan read the title, "'How to Disappear off the Face of the Earth.' Yeah, sure, and reappear where?" Cold vapors came out of his mouth as he spoke. He felt a chill in the air in spite of the fact that it was a summer day. It seemed darker too, and everything looked gray and dead. A weird stillness hung in the attic.
Perry seemed frozen like a mannequin, with one arm half raised. Nathan looked around nervously, expecting some ghost to appear. A shadow flitted by. He turned quickly, but saw nothing. He rubbed the back of his neck, smoothed his hair, and told himself with a shudder, "Chill, man."
"Did you say something?" asked Perry, oblivious as to what just happened.
Was Perry toying with him? Nathan picked up the book from the floor, still open at the same experiment, while keeping it in the sunlight beam. The experiment was printed on the left page and a diagram was depicted on the right page. He didn't feel inclined to read it and flipped the page over. Once he raised his finger, the page returned to the original experiment all by itself. He flipped over several more pages, smoothed them down to make sure they would stay put, but they reversed back to the same experiment as if inviting him to read on. A cold and creepy feeling crawled up his back. He snapped the book closed, and when he lifted his hand off it, it opened at the same experiment.
Curiosity overcame him, and he read, "How to Disappear off the Face of the Earth. This experiment can be performed with any live creatures. However, for best results, two brothers and two sisters are required for human experimenting."
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