It began as an ordinary moment. A walk through a familiar yard, grass still damp from the morning air, thoughts drifting without urgency. Then something unusual appeared ahead on the ground. At first glance, it looked like a long, coiled rope lying quietly among the blades of grass.
The shape was odd enough to slow each step forward. As the distance closed, curiosity mixed with hesitation. Many people have experienced that instant where the mind fills in gaps before the eyes do. Was it an abandoned object, or something alive?
Only when looking closer did the truth emerge. What appeared to be a rope was actually a moving line of caterpillars, arranged so closely together that they formed a single, continuous shape. There were dozens, perhaps more than a hundred, all crawling in the same direction with surprising precision.
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