Midnight Miracle

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ht before, intending to have it for lunch. "First off, isn't the timing for thi

change that too, but each dimension runs on its time. This

brow. "Everyone has

lied, "That's the one thing I can

d have the right to choose my customers. Naturally, I'll sele

reed!" The ancient voice sounded relieved, wor

opose more challenging conditions, but

, the side gate shimmered with a rainbow of colors, and a large

e in the palace of Jordan, a

nfused. "What

elected guests. I think Little Fat Lamb would make a good choice. If the door is placed in

leased. He asked, "Doesn't this conflict with our original ag

but the only way he can get in is if you place the door somewhere he can actuall

door in a place where he can ea

o select customers" turned out to mean deciding where the door went! That would allow

the gatekeeper had never share

sually added, "This was the foundation of our agreement.

sh. You can take your time. The

apped, it finally agreed, and the side door of the su

ntrol over her store's gate. She wondered how "Little F

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tems were scattered about. But as he was being chased, Linden couldn't

ce he finished hiding the goods, Linden, with his backpack slung over his shoulder, realized he had left

rection. It was his first time alone in the wilderness, c

and took fever medicine when he felt hot. At night, he would fi

ually becoming skilled at bandaging himself. For three day

wild animals or assassins, but th

in tatters from the trees, but he found

enient than using flint. Using dried grass as tinder, he warmed his hands

ather, the Emperor, might not care about him, his uncle, a powerful gene

d come. What h

heard voices o

ed everywhere. There's no

needed food and water. We've searched up an

probably starved to death

r alive. If we fail, it'll be much

extinguished the fire, packed up

im now, he was

t had only one exit. His only hope was

out as the footsteps drew cl