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where the magic fertilizers spilled
overnight the cat briars grew stout and tall
wrapping the entire house
the 8 inch thorns almost seemed sentient
jabbing towards anyone
who came too close
anything that would take down the vines
would destroy the house as well
we could hear those trapped inside
for days
eventually they fell silent
but by that time
the entire town
had been evacuated
and completely concealed
by a forest of asters
roses of sharon
and Mexican petunias
50 feet in height