I suppose you could call me...Soot," said the thing. "Yes...Soot. I have breathed it, lived in it, and eaten it for so long that it is a fitting name."
"Eaten it?" asked Suzy. "Why eat soot?"
"Boredom," said Soot.
"Eaten it?" asked Suzy. "Why eat soot?"
"Boredom," said Soot.
( Garth Nix )
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