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Creetings Clarks World Citizens. I hope this podcast finds you very well. I am happy to present to you our second story for the month of August 2013.

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This piece is titled Shepherds by Greg Kursawa.

Greg had a story in February 2013 titled Vacant Spaces.

And Greg studied theology without purpose before being handed a career in information technology.

He and his incredible wife are busy building a happy family.

With that brevity out of the way.

Without further ado, let me tell you a story.

The Lioness ambushed Abel's flock as he heard of them down from the high

pastures. Dropping soundlessly from a rocky ledge along the sheep path, she

landed on a lamb not six months old.

The flock scattered.

Turning to confront Abel, the beast rose to her hind legs and opened her claws.

Her ears lie flat, her tail thrashed. From her mouth hung the

lamb, scrawny legs kicking. The first swing of Abel's heavy crook caught the lioness

low on a hind leg.

She dropped back down to her forelegs to keep from toppling her crippled limb drawn tightly up.

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