52 Book Three, Chapter Two

"Assam & Darjeeling" is the story of two children who set out to rescue their dead mother from the Underworld -- a nightmare place where the mythological desperately tries to keep pace with the world above. The children encounter cell-phone carrying demons, forgotten deities from defunct pantheons waiting tables, and one nasty character called Juniper who takes a particular, personal interest in their quest. In the second chapter of Book Three, Assam and Darjeeling meet up with the shaggy man and all his cats. Rain falls, fish are caught, and poetry is spoken.