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He fell

"Fool!" he cried He tu!" The rocks rushed up at hilory "Why did I do this thing?" But he knew the answer, and an instant later was calm as he fell The wind roared around him and the rocks hurtled to meet him

And then there was a shift of stars, a gliht, and he felt himself surrounded by blueness and suspended A entle bump, upon the rocks, where he sat a fullup at those blue lights that had withdrawn instantly

"You saved me!" he whispered "You wouldn't let "

He rushed over to Father Stone, who still lay quietly asleep "Father, Father, wake up!" He shook hiht him round "Father, they saved me!"

"Who saved you?" Father Stone blinked and sat up

Father Peregrine related his experience

"A dreao back to sleep," said Father Stone irritably "You and your circus balloons"

"But I ake!"

"No, Father, calm yourself There now

"You don't believe un? Yes, there, let me have it"

"What are you going to do?" Father Stone handed over the sainst snakes or other similar and unpredictable animals

Father Peregrine seized the pistol "I'll prove it!"

He pointed the pistol at his own hand and fired

"Stop!"