Anomaly

The anomaly on the geological map wasn’t obvious when visiting the hill. It only looked like a mound halfway up, like an overzealous mole had been adding an annex to its duplex or something. But the lump of different was so out of place with the surrounding geology, that it might as well be a beacon. It was newer, perfectly welded within the rock. Yet no metamorphosis showed between – no change of composition by either heat or pressure. Though we became aware of it, and its blight on the landsca...