C-BAD-007
Barista: Ichabod Ramses
Date: Jan-7-2020
Receipt: C-BAD-007
Subject: Omens
Well now, let's talk ‘bout somethin' near an' dear to my heart—dogs that may or may not exist.
Black Hounds ain't rare in folklore. Every corner of these isles got some ghost dog lurkin' at the edges, sniffin' out sinners, lost souls, an' poor bastards in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Question is, if this ain't a ████ ███████, what the hell are we chasin'?
Could be a ████████. Wicked thing—██████' ███ ████, █████ ████ █ ████████, ██████' ██ ██████████ ██' ██████ █████. ████ ███'█ ████ ████. ████ ████ ██ ███—██ █████████ █████ ████ ████. Yorkshire folk say if ya see one, best get right with whatever god ya keep, ‘cause you ain't long for this world.
Now, if we cross the border into Wales, we got the ███████—name means "███ ██ ████," an' that's about as pleasant as it sounds. Big, shaggy beast, ████ ██████' ██ ███ ████, ██████' ██ ██████████ ██' ██████' ██ ███ ████. Locals whisper they're omens—harbingers of death. Some say ████ █████ ███ █████ ███████ ████ ██' ███ ████ █████, ██████' ███ ████████ ████ ███████'. An omen dog? Now that'd fit our little problem, wouldn't it? Either way, I don't much like the thought of meetin' one in the mist.
Then there's the ███ █████—████████ ██████ ██ ███ █████ ██████████. They ain't bad dogs—not like folks say. They belong to ███ ████ ████, runnin' with ███ ███ ████, chasin' █████ to their rightful place. The thing is, if ya hear ‘em howlin' once, it means they seen ya. Twice, they comin' closer. Three times? Best get your affairs in order, ‘cause they already marked ya. ‘Course, these dogs ain't black in the stories. So maybe not our hound—maybe.
And finally, we got the ██ ████, the ███ hound of the Scottish Highlands. Now this one? It's big. ████ ████ ███ ████ ██ █ ████, ███ ████ ██ ████████, ████ ██████' ████ ████████ ██ ███ ███. They say it stalks battlefields an' lonely hills, ███████' █████ ████ █ ██████ ████. Lucky for us, we only need one good shot before that happens.
So. What's waitin' for us up near Monasterboice? █ █████-██████', ████-███████' █████████? ████ ████ ███'█ ███ ████ █████? ██ ████ ███████ ███ █████ ████ ████? Reckon we'll find out soon enough—one way or another.
One thing's for sure—if we hear them howls, we best start prayin'.
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