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Kieran had been on the river for a little over half an hour when he saw the pub.
The Angler’s Haunt was built right on the bank, with a beer garden where people could sit and enjoy their drinks, while watching the flowing water and the boats that travelled up and down it. He remembered the pub, he had been there several months before as part of the birthday celebrations for one of his friends.
It was one of the few occasions when his father had allowed him to go out and have the kind of fun that was normal for a person his age. Even then he had only been allowed to go on the promise that he would be home by midnight and up in the morning to complete his chores.
In remembering the pub, Kieran also remembered that the friend whose birthday he had celebrated lived near there. It would
