**Part 2**
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“Hello?” She called out soft and faint as a whisper.
One of them let out a heavy exhalation, before chuckling quietly to himself. A few of the figures turned to their noisy counterpart and sort of huffed, and then there was silence. She almost laughed herself. This might have been just an elaborate prank. She hoped it was, but then the men began murmuring.
Their voices low, mumbling in some nonsense language. The same phrase occurring every few words, like a prayer in a harsh tongue forward speech. Their voices were a collective deep hum. She could hear it again and then again, some words and then “ɨռǟ ɛȶʊȶɨ ǟֆɮʊ… ֆǟ ֆɦɨ.”
She sat up, suddenly aware of her nakedness, but made no effort to shield herself. “*Sa shi?*” She repeated curiously.
One of the figures turned abruptly to face her and she went silent.
She found her skin was suddenly terribly sensitive. She swore she could feel every particle of dust in the musky cool air, tingling her skin. There was a strange warmth in the pit of her stomach as if at moment she could spontaneously combust.