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"They really gave you your money's worth. You were

gone a long time. Usually it's about ten minutes, but this

was more like thirty," said Amy, Liam's mum.

The two children were speechless, unable to describe

the ride, wondering if they were imagining it. Mirabel

even wondered if her experience was the same as Liam's.

"Too soon for ice cream?" said Ashley.

Both children nodded, still unable to speak. The parents

were wondering if the ride was a bit too much for them.

But Mirabel started to imagine telling the story to

Twinkle, who would surely understand the feeling. Or

would she? A girl who rarely expressed fear, anger,

sorrow or even excitement and joy. She would not be

surprised, however, by the magical ride on the back of
the dark-eyed bird.

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