Bara Cailín 2: 42 ‘The Flowing Crowd’

Ahead of her Inteachán could see men gathered in coloured robes.

White and purple.

Cassocks. Capes. Collars.

Also military uniforms.

Dark blue. Epaulets. Bright medals.

Ceremonial swords.

And expensive suits. With men holding umbrellas for them to shelter under.

It was quite some procession in the driving rain.

Like a Saint’s Day of old.

Sacerdotal.

Private security guards wearing fluorescent jackets and earpieces controlled the crowd that flowed around the stones. The Crowley Baird Inc. logo was clearly visible.

‘Don’t push,’ they shouted above the roar of the rain.

‘Keep moving now.’

‘You can’t stop there.’

Mac stumbled as the crowd surged behind him.

Inteachán gripped his coat and held on for dear life.

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4 thoughts on “Bara Cailín 2: 42 ‘The Flowing Crowd’”

kim881 says:

October 8, 2015 at 12:44 pm

I’m enjoying the narrative but I kind of freaked out at the image – I have a bit of a doll phobia!

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Christina Butcher says:

October 9, 2015 at 1:02 am

Can I ask why you change the size of your text throughout the piece?

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1. Barnaby Taylor says:
  
  October 9, 2015 at 7:07 am
  
  Hi, the first and last sentence are emphasised with a larger font size. It is something I started as an experiment when the series began and I have left like this since. I do think about changing it sometimes but haven’t decided yet.
  
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  1. Christina Butcher says:
    
    October 9, 2015 at 3:50 pm
    
    It definitely carches my eye! I was just wondering
    
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