Smithereens Press Chapbooks 'Zero at the Bone' by David Wheatley | Page 13

MCALLISTER
What?
MCDONALD
A village under the tide.
MCALLISTER
Where Danish pirates lie in wait.
MCDONALD
That inch by inch slid down the long slide –
MCALLISTER
Where coffins floated down the main street.
MCDONALD
It’s all still there. I’ve seen it.
MCALLISTER
You bet.
[Pause.]
MCDONALD
No sign of Perdue?
MCALLISTER
Divil the bit.
MCDONALD
Odd. Very odd.
MCALLISTER
That’s what I said.
Any sightings?
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