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The Boy on the Hillside

12 December 2013

3:00 PM

12 December 2013

3:00 PM

Listen to Susan Hill read The Boy on the Hillside:

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The boy, Seth, stirred in his sleep.

‘Cold…’

He had pushed the blanket off, with his tossing and turning about.

‘Here, here.’ The man seated on the ground nearest to him rearranged Seth’s covering, pulling it up and tucking it under him until he was swaddled like a baby.

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