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ASH CARDALE<br/>
:･ﾟ✧<b><span style="font-family: 'Allura', 'cursive'">abandon all hope who enter here</span> </b>✧･ﾟ:*<br/>
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"did you have a good sleep?" she asked, she had a basket of vegetables under her arm. the garden wasn't too big but enough to feed a family. <br/>
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"i did actually, i don't know the last time i slept on a mattress."<br/>
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"well i'm glad you could rest well. what are your plans for today?"<br/>
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"jacob and i were trying to figure that out, actually. i know we said we'd head out, which we'll get out of your hairs today too i don't want to be too much of a burden, but we're running low of supplies and if we want to get to the isle we'll need to stock up. so i might take vince's advice and try to get an in with the devil's gang. we just need to find something to barter with. do you know any vacant houses or anything around here?"<br/>
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"i'll be honest, this town was falling apart long before the apocalypse. lots of people couldn't find jobs or spent too much commuting to the city so they just moved. there are a lot of vacant houses but many are not livable at all. but there's one place i know of. it's a little farther away by twenty minutes or so but there's an old cottage. i can't promise anyone hasn't taken of residence since i've seen it last but from what i understand it's still abandoned. it has held up pretty well considering the weather we get around here sometimes." with that lead they'd better take it up before someone did come along to snatch it up. "as we said before, the devil's can be...pushy and dangerous when they don't get their way but if you're willing to give them what they want they'll welcome you into the trading system we have in place. we give them vegetables and fruits, we even make our own bread. you'll want to find something to trade before approaching them, though." she warned, leaning down the pull another carrot out of the ground and toss it into her basket. <br/>
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