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The person earing sooathad creases and lines and horns
"Buddy, we’re closed! Come on, now--don’t ain, heading into the canned goods
Milton pulled his cell phone fro the police!"
He started to hear a ruallon-sized tins of olive oil had been aligned
He paused, frowning
Then his heart began to race and his instincts warned hih
The first can caught his eak and he fell to his knees
The next can broke his nose
And then he wasn’t sure what happened One hit his shoulder, one his head again, and then he are of one coht for his eyes as he blinked and tried to look up
He didn’t feel anything after that
He wasn’t ahen another twenty cans fell on top of hi him One burst open, and olive oil spilled over his bruised body
He hen the shadow, the creature, the goat or horned devil, ca around the aisle
The creature didn’t touch him
It looked, stepped around hiod swiftly joined a group of costumed revelers and blended into the crowd
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"There’s a party tonight," Saood to talk to you, so glad you answered…
"A party?" Jenna said "U us?" she asked
"Of course It’s iot a costu put on as a charity event by Ivy and Cecilia’s coven--the Coven of Light The ticket sales benefit the children’s hospital It’s all for a really good cause"
"And that’s e’re going?" Jenna asked
"It never hurts when you can aid in a good cause," Sam said over the phone
"When--where?"
"It’s in the ballroom of one of the new hotels down by the wharf--not far from the House of the Seven Gables I’ll pick you all up in an hour"
"An hour! But--we don’t have costumes"
"Just run down to the shops across froht there that sell all kinds of things All right, I’ll get you in an hour and a half"
She hung up and walked back to the parlor where Ja to a costuet costu," Ja out of this I’ll be here If you need et costuela asked
"Yes, and quickly, let’s run!"
Most of what they were able to find so close to Halloween and on such quick notice were Wiccan capes and Goth clothing Jackson ith a siela found a cat costume, and Jenna decided that she’d try avelvet skirt and a shi purple hooded cloak The clerk seemed deliriously pleased that they made their selections and paid so quickly
They ran back to the house and dressed, Jenna using Jaela and Jackson
Ja up She opened the door and he offered her an affectionate but flattering long whistle
"Thanks Maybe I should get a nose ring"
"Ah, nose rings, in erous," Jaht decide to lead you around by one Seriously, lass, you’re looking great! I just wanted to tell you to be careful out there tonight"
"Jaela--and Sa her with a twinkle in his eye
"Jarown-up now, you know"
"Yes, I know, but…this is probably just circuether And I don’t think that…I don’t think that Sa to understand hed "Ah, well, that’s to be seen, isn’t it? Sometimes we’re far too hard on the ken of those around us"
She laughed "Well, I’m not sure I understand him, then How about that?" she asked