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The workings of the supernatural realm still surprised me How could a departed be trapped? How could the touch of a human set theet Kenny out here?"

"I haunted hi frolasses until he paid attention I couldn’t do et him to come out here I left clues for him to come out to the land A saltshaker on aI’d done of our house He kneas haunting hiht I wanted hied "Whatever works It got hiht He had to ‘make plans’ " She used air quotes to emphasize the last bit "You know, for a champion bull rider, that hed "I think that’s an impediment for ?"

I patted his cheek, then asked, "Do you knoho did this? There have to be at least twenty wo her head "There are twenty-seven"

After allowing e, I asked, "Do you know their names? Where they’re fro I know exactly how many there are, what they look like, but none of the that salanced at me in surprise "What are you anyway?"

I lifted one corner of my mouth "I’m the portal, whenever you’re ready"

She took in another superfluous breath and surprised , "Somehow I knew that I’m ready, I suppose I’ve done what I needed to do And the longer I stay, the longer Kenny will put off the rest of his life I’et him to coain"

"Uh-oh," I said

"Can you give hie for me?"

"Absolutely"

"Can you tell him to build our house over there instead?" She pointed to a spot about fifty yards back "And to put a garden here? In honor of these wo the state will keep the land tied up"

"I’ll tell him"

She looked back at her husband His eyes were red-riarded a wildflower he twirled in his hand

"He is such a rascal," she said Then she stepped through