Keppelberg

Stan Mason

Description

An ex-soldier living in Cornwall gets an invitation to his sister's house in the north of England. He drives there but loses his way and ends up at a remote place called Keppelberg. It appears to be very strange to him, being set in Victorian times, and he is unjustly asked to leave by the police. He continues his journey to his sister but he remains curious about Keppelberg and goes back to find out more about it. The inhabitants do not make him welcome and he is incarcerated in jail. However he escapes to undertake his own investigation and what he discovers both astonishes and shocks him. For example, why are there no old people living in Keppelberg?

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 05 novembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785383137
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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KEPPELBERG

San Mason

PublisHer Informaion

Keppeberg Pubîsed în 2015 by Andrews UK îmîed wwwandrewsukcom

He rîg o San Mason o be îdenîIed as auor o îs book as been assered în accordance wî secîon 77 and 78 o e Copyrîgs Desîgns and Paens Ac 1988

Copyrîg © 2015 San Mason

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CHaper One

As e darkness e, my îred eyes oowed e wîe înes în e cenre o e road wî paîn searîng roug my ead ï coud easîy ave drîTed of îno never-never and and crased e veîce anywere aong e îgway or ï was morbîdy weary o drîvîng ready o wecome e warm and peasanness o a deep seep ï ad become exremey dark a evenîng roug e preponderance o eavy raîn couds ïndeed, my drîvîng was serîousy afeced by e seady sream o raîn wîc orrened down conînuay baerîng e wîndscreen o e car or e as our ï ad been my înenîon o ead dîrecy nor o e vîage were my sîser îved owever, by e îme ï sared o approac a area în e nor ï was amos exaused wî aîgue ï ad been a ong journey asîng over eîg ours and, o my mîsorune, ï ad mîsjudged e îssue on wo couns Fîrsy, ï aîed o assess correcy e eng o îme î woud ake me o ge o my desînaîon ï beîeved î woud ake ar ess bu wa was ï o know? Secondy, as a resu o my arrîva în Brîaîn ony wo days earîer, ï orgo a abou e îg wîc aded a Ive- îry în e eary evenîng Subsequeny, beore ï ad e cance o Inîsîng e journey în e îg, e odds were we and ruy sacked agaîns me o make î worse, despîe e peora o sîgnposs sîgnîyîng e names o vîages, owns and cîîes ï ad passed on e way, ï soon reaîsed a ï was oay os Some îme ad passed sînce ï eT e moorway and ï ad oowed e sîgns aong many smaer roads ony o end up a e sar o a very wîde sandy ane wîc ed o a vîage bearîng e unwecomîng sînge procaîmîng “Keppeberg” ï sopped e car and removed a orc rom e gove comparmen and sudîed e map o Ind ou my ocaîon ï was a ew mîes nor o Newcase owever, aoug e map was îgy deaîed, ere was no reerence o a vîage by e name o Keppeberg

ï sared e car agaîn and drove up e sandy ane unî reacîng a proper road oowîng î unî comîng o e maîn sree o e vîage o my surprîse ere was a muîude o sops, around ITy o em în a, ocaed on eac sîde o e road ï pued over o a arge area wîc ï beîeved o be a car park and sopped o res Aoug î was aîry eary în e evenîng, e vîage was în oa darkness Here were no sree îgs sînîng rom amp-poss, nor was ere any îumînaîon rom e sop wîndows ï was en a e couds began o drîT and e moon sone roug o ofer some respîe bu î was sî ar oo dark or me o sar ookîng or a oe Uîmaey, ï eaned back în e ron o e car and ay ere as comoraby as ï coud resîng my weary pae on e eadres ï ad been a oruous day wî regard o e îmmense amoun o raic on e roads and ï was exremey îred Ye despîe my aîgue and a srong desîre o go o seep, ï coud no Ind a way îno e arms o Morpeus He pundîs say a one’s îe Lases în ron o eîr eyes e momen beore ey dîe We, în my case, ï ay back as comoraby as ï coud în e car reLecîng e pas wîc ran roug my mînd as oug ï was wacîng a Im în e cînema ï ad spen e as sîx years în e army, beîng demobîîsed ony wo days earîer Wen my sîser Mary, wo îved în Bîsopsown, earned o my reease, se eeponed o învîe me o er ouse o ceebrae e even More împorany, se adn’ seen my or a eas sîx years and desperaey waned o ug er îe broer Aoug e amîy îved în Cornwa, se ad me a Yorksîreman wo ad been eT a ouse în e Wî o îs ae aun e ad gone o Cornwa on oîday and ey ad me on e beac a Famou ï was ove a Irs sîg and î wasn’ ong beore ey were marrîed and e wîsked er away o îs new ome în e nor ï was a ong dîsance rom Cornwa and, as ï ad joîned e army sîgnîng on or sîx years, ere was îe conac beween us durîng a perîod ï ad been aaced o e 4th Fusîîers Regîmen în Pymou wîc uîmaey was sen o keep e peace în ïraq

ï ad been posed on e ouskîrs o Basra or a perîod exceedîng wo years He sîuaîon în and around e cîy ad been exremey voaîe wî mos o e Arabs aîng e Brîîs Here were numerous errorîss în abeyance rumoured o ave been sen by e Syrîan auorîîes, wîe and mînes ad been burîed absouey everywere ïnsurrecîonîss îd around every corner and reîgîous secs o e ïsam reîgîon, suc as e Sunnîs and e Sî-îes, wo dîsîked eac oer înensey, ad o be kep apar ï was a îme-bomb waîîng o expode în everyone’s ace and Brîîs sodîers ad o bear e brun o î As î appened, ï was awarded a meda or savîng e îves o our sodîers wo woud ave been kîed by a and mîne bu or my înervenîon A Brîîs armoured veîce sruck a and mîne a e sîde o e road He exposîon was o suc orce a î urned e veîce on o îs sîde Here were Ive sodîers aboard e Irs one beîng kîed însany He oers ay wîîn e veîce, bady sunned or unconscîous ï was wakîng abou en yards away wen î appened and ï rew myse îno acîon, sarîng o pu e înjured away o saey în a dîc ï was unaware a e îme a ï was under a raîn o Ire rom errorîss sooîng a me rom e near dîsance ï managed o pu a our sodîers o saey avîng been î by sîx bues în e back Forunaey, ï was wearîng a back-pack wîc conaîned my în pae, mug and cuery Wen ï examîned em aer, ere were Ive bady dened bues în e pae and one în e în mug Hey ad no ony saved my îe bu a o our sodîers o my mînd, ï consîdered a ï was ony doîng my duy epîng o save e îves o my coeague As ar as ï was concerned, e award graned was way over e op Hey kep caîng me a ero bu ï dîdn’ ee îke one Fame was no on my agenda nor dîd ï ee a ere was any uure or me î ï sayed în e army, especîay as e unî woud ave ad o reurn o Basra a a aer dae o monîor and separae e Arabs în eîr own counry ï was deermîned no o be a arge agaîn or anoer vîcîm So ï resîgned a e end o my sîx-year conrac wî e Mînîsry o Deence o end up în cîvvy

sree Consequeny, ï was now a noncommîssîoned cîvîîan wî no prospecs or empoymen în sîg Seep was exremey dîicu o come by în e cramped posîîon în e ron o e car and mornîng seemed o ake îs îme în arrîvîng owever e ours evenuay passed and e eary îg broke roug e darkness so a everyîng în e vîage became muc cearer Wen ï opened my eyes, ï ound myse parked în e maîn soppîng area opposîe a arge board wîc boased ‘Keppeberg popuaîon 1100’ Wî noîng ese o do wîe ï was wakîng, ï sa înkîng abou e numbers anaysîng e sîuaîon concîsey FîTy sops or suc a sma popuaîon seemed o be ar oo many especîay as ey dîd no sock or se eecronîc equîpmen ï ere were ony eeven undred peope în e vîage, î mean a eac sop caered or weny-wo peope Ha dîdn’ sound rîg Surey some o em woud ave gone ou o busîness roug ack o rade! Some very od bîcyces were beîng rîdden îno e area and peope began o mî abou ï cîmbed ou o e car o approac a woman passîng by odîng e and o a young boy ‘Excuse me,’ ï asked poîey ‘Can you e me e way o Bîsopsown? ï seem o ave go os’ Se sared a me beaky and pued e cîd away as oug ï was goîng o snac îm rom er ‘ï’ve no îdea!’ se snapped rudey, causîng me o be surprîsed a er oay negaîve aîude ï en saw a young man wo ad jus arrîved on îs bîcyce o ask e same quesîon e sared a me banky or a ew momens beore gîvîng me e same answer ï was sarîng o become angry ‘Were’s e poîce saîon?’ ï demanded, deermîned o Ind e way o my sîser’s ouse e srugged îs souders aîmessy as î unwîîng o e me anyîng a mîg ep me ‘Down e road,’ e muered amos under îs brea ‘Don’ worry He poîce wî Ind you!’

ï wondered wa e mean by a commen and made my way back o e car o sudy e road aas once agaîn Here ad o be some menîon o Keppeberg on e map somewere ï urned o e appendîx wîc ed e names o a e vîages, own and cîîes a e back wîou success and en urned my aenîon o e grîds on e map searcîng careuy bu ï coud no Ind î Jus as ï e îke rowîng î ou o e wîndow, ere was a knock on e sîde-wîndow He man rom wom ï ad asked e way was perecy correc e poîce ad ound me! ‘May ï ask wa you’re doîng în îs vîage?’ Asked e consabe buny ï was surprîsed o noe a îs unîorm was one ong dîscarded by e poîce orce ‘ï’m os,’ ï od îm beore înkîng abou îs openîng quesîon ‘ïs ere any reason ï soudn’ be ere?’ e smîed a me amîaby aoug ï coud see by îs eyes a e ound e commen ess an amusîng ‘Were are you eaded or, sîr?’ e wen on poîey ‘ï’m ookîng or Bîsopsown,’ ï responded opeu a e coud provîde e answer or wîc ï was searcîng ‘ï go os în e dark and ended up ere’ He poîceman nodded beore movîng sîgy back rom e car and puîng îmse up o îs u eîg ‘ï’ve never eard o e pace you menîon,’ e conînued Lay ‘ï sugges you go back e way you came and seek advîce rom someone în e nex own’ ‘No one ere seems o know anyîng,’ ï compaîned bîery, akîng ou my rusraîon on e man ‘Ha’s because we’re very sînguar, sîr,’ e reored sarpy ‘We’re a sma vîage a îkes o keep îse o îse’ ‘Wa puzzes me îs a a ese sops caers or jus over a ousand peope,’ ï advanced audacîousy ‘ï seems a o o em or suc a sma communîy’ ‘He peope în îs vîage îke o be served we,’ saed e poîceman cury ‘Now, sîr, î you’d îke o ge on your way, ere are oer peope wo wîs o use îs area’

ï ooked around o see a dozen bîcyces parked on one sîde o an area amos e sîze o a ooba Ied wîc made îs commen compeey îrreevan ï was abou o conînue quesîonîng îm, aoug îs unrîendy aîude caused me o become îgy suspîcîous, bu ï quîcky reaîsed î woud be poîness e seemed very eager o ge rîd o me ar oo eager! ï was a ree counry wy soud e be so însîsen a ï eave? ï ad e eeîng a îs was no ordînary vîage Here was someîng abou î aoug ï coud no pu my Inger on î ïn addîîon, ï was mos surprîsed a no one coud e me e dîrecîon o Bîsopsown and aoug î coud ardy be any dîsance away no one seemed o ave eard o

î ï sared e engîne, noîcîng e expressîon o reîe on e poîceman’s ace, and drove sowy ou o e vîage, sarîng a e row o sops as ï eT Here was someîng very srange abou e pace as we as e aîude o e peope Peraps e vîagers were over-cauîous abou srangers as ey îved în reaîve îsoaîon rom e res o e word ï aroused my curîosîy aoug î was reay none o my concern ï was aso none o my busîness as ï ad oer Is o ry ï ad come o e nor on a mîssîon and a’s wa ï înended o accompîs Wîou deay, ï drove o e nex vîage were e posmaser od me e exac road o ake o Bîsopsown Wen ï arrîved ere, my sîser, wecomed me wî open arms o er ï was a ero, avîng been awarded a dîsînguîsed meda by savîng e îve o our sodîers ï rîed ard o pay down e încîden bu se was so proud o me se woudn’ îsen ï parked my suîcase în e gues room and caed wî er în e ounge, bo o us renderîng sorîes o wa ad appened o us durîng e pas sîx years ïn e evenîng, ere was a pary o wîc se ad învîed over weny peope, maîny o sow me of, and ï became nomînaed as e war veeran rom Basra îm, er usband, ad been carged wî preparîng a eas I or a kîng Consequeny, e ood was penîu, e wîne ran reey, wîe e oer guess appeared o be very amîabe owever my mînd drîTed o e