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didn’t text back, guessing the spell would only work three, four, or
seven times, depending on which tradition she was invoking. It would
be so much simpler if she only had one culture to parse.
If she waited too long, how much time would have elapsed in the
mortal world? People had been gone for decades before and thought
they had only spent one night. If she waited, her parents would be
dead. Everything she knew would be dust. She had to make a choice.
What did she know about Giancarlo? He was curious, and bright. Smart.
He liked old stuff? She thought about him standing up to the