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the witch threw her wares one by one; this was different than how moonwoman did it, and different from what sobeille learned. 

the first bone sobeille did not understand. it was rounded, and old — in the shape of no bone she’d ever seen. 

a the second and third were vertebrae. 

the fourth was black. sobeille did not know the word for a fossil, but she heard the way it clattered heavier than all the others. 

she looked up to see qiao’s eyes upon her. there was something in that gaze that seemed predatory — sobeille did not like it. 

you ‘ave weird bones. sobeille motioned to them, her expression souring. i don’t know what dey say.