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Howling Wind

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Ifrah Akhtar
Apr 21, 2025
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When I was a child, someone told me that the howling wind was the voices of jinn - whether this was to scare or stun me into silence, I do not know.

Part of me likes to believe that this sound is not jinns but the voices of fae singing. It can sound terrifying to us because we can’t understand their song.

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