Blood Moon over Africa

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down on runway 26 at Lusaka International Airport. David turns to his new bride a bright bu

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e and she is now in Africa to share that Chapter with the man she loves. The man who is gentle, caring and most important who loves her with every ounce of his being.

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tarmac to the terminal building, moving through customs and into

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to a bear hug, both men are in their late thirty��s and grew up together. ��Man it��s good to see you again, this

eet Piet Van Zyl, he��s the local hunt

d Adele to run away with me.�� He offers Adele his hand, the size of a melon. ��Welcome to Africa Mrs. Swart, follow me I ha

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�s relief, they arrive at the hotel, in one piece. ��You two check-in, and meet me on the veranda for a beer, I need to fill you i

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s feet in greeting, a broad grin on his rugged features. ��I took the liberty of ordering you a Beer Shandy Adele, that is hal

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he leans across the table towards the two. ��Guys, you need to know that your house needs work. I mean a lot of work, so you��ll be living in a tent for about three weeks and Adele, you will have to get used

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he ground. The area around the house is desolate; there is no evidence of bird life. Crickets start their concert, b

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eting to the night and then moves across the veldt on her nightly hunt, her pups warm and safe in the den. Eyes watch her

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bodies of her pups lie scattered all around half eaten, mutilated, blood covering the ground. She drops her bounty her body rigid, ready for flight, bu

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d the only witness to the carnage is the full moon. When the sun

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