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Mantis

Ryan Kraeger

These guys are all over the farm this summer. End of Summer. Almost fall. Whatever.

What is that?
Ellie was the only one brave enough to pick it up.
Even she got a little nervous when it started climbing toward her face.

This one ended up getting fed to the chickens. That’s okay, there’s plenty more out there.

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Published by Ryan Kraeger

"I only remember the very first part of the book where he described the man of steel and velvet and I remember the deep chord that phrase struck. I remember the image I had of a hand of living steel wearing a velvet glove, a hand that could crush or caress, strike a killing blow or wipe away tears, lift mountains or cradle an infant. The rest of the book was an afterthought." From an essay about Aubrey Andelin's "Man of Steel and Velvet".

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