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The Wishing Map 129

Have you ever sensed, while in the midst of one of life’s battles, that some unseen force was in operation?

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The Wishing Map 128

Love may, as the expression goes, give us wings. But it also gives us fists.

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The Wishing Map 126

Our greatest enemy lives in the mirror.

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The Wishing Map 123

Evil does not create. Its aim is to distort, to make a mockery of what has already been created.

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Waiting for the thing you dread is nearly always worse than the thing itself.

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The Wishing Map 134

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Epilogue: The Unknown Previously: Battle weary and bone bruised, Gina was awakened by the voice of Rhema. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Zack, Gina, and B’frona slept well into the next evening, their healing … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 133

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: With the Questing Beast vanquished, Gina was finally able to sleep. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ She was in a lovely semi-coma when a voice called: “Gina.” … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 132

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: With the help of her brother and B’frona, Gina finally vanquished the Questing Beast. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ All that remained of the creature was a … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 131

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: Gina began her final defense against the suddenly-immense Questing Beast. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Every few seconds the Beast tried to free itself by jerking its head to … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 129

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: Gina’s Questing Beast began to morph into a hideous Hadessian Dragon. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ A rumble began within the creature’s bowels, like a volcano about … Continue reading

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