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One day, Laila brought some mushrooms home. “Where did you get those?” said her mother. “I picked them in the woods.” “The mushrooms are poisonous,” said her mother, throwing them in the bin. “Promise me you won’t pick them again.” A few days later, Laila was out again in the woods when she met an …
One day, not long ago, a boy was playing alone in the snow when he became aware of a little old lady sitting on the park bench. The old lady was huddled in a coat. She wore a pair of mittens, just like his Granny, when she was cold and stoking the fire. “What are …
Jan and Pieter puffed and cursed as they lugged the last crate into the lock up. “Don’t forget we have to ship all this stuff back out again when we sell it!” “Don’t I know it! At least it will be smaller quantities.” “I am not sure this is the best place to store it, …
Micha was a young widow from Simrl. She’d come to Agartha in the third week of March to do business with an old client of her dead husband called Whistling only to find the city in shutdown. The inns were all closed and the streets were deserted. Finally, she managed to find Whistling’s servant, who …
They made the switch without a hitch. Zee dropped the newspaper, and Ali picked it up smiling white-teethed as he slipped the fiche between the sheets. Zee walked on in one fell motion – daring not to look back. Up ahead was a check-point Charlie Zee had passed through numerous times. Once even with Gillespie …
A Cautionary Note When you enter the Garden, inevitably, and perhaps none too surprisingly, you will find that you leave something behind. When you are in the Garden, you may find – to your surprise or indeed unwittingly – something different. That something different you may take out of the Garden if you so please. …
On Gnomes Gnomes, according to legend, live underground or in little holes in the mountains. The gnomes of the Garden, however, love trees. The trees and indeed the bushes are all very talkative. Ash trees are known as “Russells” because of the sound they make. Willow trees go swish or wish and so are “Wishes”. …
Regarding Gates What is in a gate?” It is a point of entry to a space that may be enclosed by a wall or fence. It may prevent or control the entry or exit of individuals. A gate, in short, can be both an entrance and exit. But this is to reduce its significance. Through …
