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"I like it like this Very natural" He raised the bucket "I suppose I better do e came here to do"

"I suppose Just be careful Even a drop of the water-"

"I know Saerous Poor little Annie She should be Rebecca's age now, instead of an adorable toddler It's all ham spoke, Hector knelt beside the fountain He stared at the surface for a few moments, as they all did, especially the first time they looked into the water "Holy shit," he said "That's me"

"Yes, it shows you all your previous states I detest looking in that water, seeing all those awful pireat," he mumbled He dipped the bucket into the water After a few seconds he pulled it back Hector stared into the water of the bucket "Goddaet this back to the mainland I'll be able to buy haot to his feet He put a hand on her arht I'd take soencies"

She shook her head "No, no, no, the water can never go off the island Reverend Crane made that very clear If anyone else were ever to know our secret, they would overrun our peaceful little island"

"Reverend Crane is dead in case you hadn't noticed," he said When Hector sasped The shadows in the cave had twisted his face into that of a devil-his true face That answered her question about why the Lord had sent him He was a test of her faith "Come on, honey, we'll make a fortune with this stuff You can live like a queen Gold, silver, diaado, but that is not possible We cannot take even the slightest drop of water from the fountain to the mainland I will not allow it"

"Molly, please, think about it This stuff can do a lot of good You kno le day because of old age, because of disease? We can save the God's work"

"God put the fountain here for a reason He gave its secrets to Reverend Crane to protect them I have been entrusted with those secrets I ave uess we have to do it the hard way"