2.4 Rattlers by D.K. Lawhorn

<p><span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"\"The Ballad of the Octopus\" by Simo Srinivas is a haunting, luscious tale of an octopus who loses an arm to a man, who in turn devours it, hopelessly intertwining their lives and existences."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":1049533,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":2}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":1,"11":4,"12":0,"23":1}"> <span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"In \"Rattlers\" by D.K. Lawhorn, dance and music mark the end of exile for two former outcasts once betrayed and hunted by the same allies who now seek to make amends."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":1049533,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":1,"11":4,"12":0,"23":1}"> In "Rattlers" by D.K. Lawhorn, dance and music mark the end of exile for two former outcasts once betrayed and hunted by the same allies who now seek to make amends.</span></span></p> <p>Copyright khōréō magazine 2023. Story by <span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"\"The Ballad of the Octopus\" by Simo Srinivas is a haunting, luscious tale of an octopus who loses an arm to a man, who in turn devours it, hopelessly intertwining their lives and existences."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":1049533,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":2}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":