{"id":33378,"date":"2025-02-17T23:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T23:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=33378"},"modified":"2025-02-17T23:11:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T23:11:26","slug":"thesiger-oxford-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=33378","title":{"rendered":"Thesiger-Oxford Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSchools were closed for half term, and a child walked through the alley from Thesiger Road to Oxford Road in Abingdon.<\/p>\n

There was a snake. It did not move.
\nThere was a fox. It did not move.
\nThere were giant footprints.
\n
\nThe child saw a mouse. A speech bubble over the mouse read, “There’s no such thing as a Gr——?”. The last word was too difficult to read. The child walked on.
\n
\nAt the end of the alley, there was something big \u2014 like a bear, but with tusks, orange eyes, and a wart.<\/p>\n

It did not move. The child walked on.<\/p>\n

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