Everyone is seeing a rise in their energy bills, so try a few small changes this winter,

which could save you a lot.

Like, switching off appliances instead of leaving them on standby.

Turning your thermostat down a degree, ideally keeping it between a comfortable 18-21 degrees,

or using a lid on your pots and pans.

It only takes a little energy to save a lot.

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Cadant, your gas network.

Come on, goddamnit!

Use the power I've given you.

Fuck back!

His spike knuckled fist slammed into my bare face,

setting me flying through the air into a nearby tree.

Despite the tree's time-hardened and hulking form,

I went right through it as if it was a merely cardboard.

I landed roughly, first skidding over some rocks,

and then tumbling down a slope,

coming to rest in a muddy depression several meters away.

Intangled in vines and covered in earth and debris,

I tossed and turned and mitts the muck,

terror making me momentarily ignorant to the pain of the things herculanean punch.

The sound of the air above whipping in response to the sudden appearance of something

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