Cody
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The way it moved into the trees.
I thought about the jacket 12 feet up.
I thought about the scratches on the trunk.
I thought about the triangle of stones on the foundation.
I was still awake at about two in the morning when I heard the noise.
It was coming from outside the tent.
It was a low sound, a vibration more than a noise.
It lasted maybe three seconds, stopped, then started again.
It wasn't close.
It was coming from back in the woods, maybe a hundred yards out.
Bud stirred in his cot.
He sat up.
You hear that?
He whispered.
Yeah.
Travis was snoring.
He hadn't heard anything.
The sound came again, longer this time.
It had a quality to it I can't describe.
It wasn't a growl.