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The Keeper — A fable by Soleio

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A fable by Soleio about bees who create a keeper to protect them.

The Keeper a fable Few bees survived that winter when the beast laid waste to the hive. Now their numbers dwindled further. Their home hung frozen, a husk cracked open. Weary and despondent, they clustered in the cold damp to decide their fate. Some wished to rebuild, others to move on from the dark forest. But the clever among them spoke of something different. Something more. Not a new hive, nor a swarm. A being that would keep them. Watch over them. Protect them from the wild world and their own fragility. A keeper. The cleverest among them conceived of this being. No mere bee: it was neith

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