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Fraxinella
And the apparition was gone. But Fraxinella’s magical disguise
remained intact. As the sun came up, she prepared to carry out her
responsibility and not destroy the enchantment. The dawn’s first rays
found her glowing with beauty, not gas.
When the roses who formed a ring of thorns and leaves and petals
around Fraxinella awoke, they were surprised to find her gone.
“Nobody here but us roses!” they exclaimed. “Some bird of prey
must have come during the night and carried off that ugly little flame-
thrower. Now we can relax!”
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