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        remembered how he had fought the 'I Want It Now' Imp and how he had tamed                                                                                                                                                                                        #
        his Imp of Anger. He then realized that this time too, all this was the work of                                                          THE LAND OF FEAR AND FORGING BRAVE HEARTS
        imps. Suddenly, he heard hand clapping coming from the window. He looked up
        and saw Wizder the Observer sitting as usual on the window sill, applauding him.                                                  The night after the test Jonathan was very tired. His mom and dad went out to
                                                                                                                                         see a show, and his older sister Emma was busy, as usual, in her room. He went
        "Well done Jonathan, you are truly a very smart boy! You learned to recognize                                                    to sleep feeling very good about himself; he closed his eyes and was sure he'd

        when the imps are there! This time you were visited by a very deceitful imp:                                                     fall asleep in no time.
        The Imp of Fear of Failure. And as usual, he didn’t come alone; he brought his
        friends to help him take control over you: The Imp of Low Self-Esteem (self-                                                     But then he thought he heard strange noises coming from the window. He tried
        diminishment), the Imp of Procrastination and the Imp of Avoidance. What                                                         covering his head with his blanket and ignoring the noises, but then he felt his

        an annoying bunch of creatures!                                                                                                  heart pounding and his breathing quickened. Although it was quite warm, he
                                                                                                                                         started shivering.
        They snare you with traps! They make you believe that they are your friends;
        that they want to help you, so you won't feel like a failure. But if you listen to                                               It must be burglars! He thought. An entire frightening scenario went through his
        them – you'll fail because of them! And then, you'll be even sadder, because                                                     mind; he imagined the burglars breaking in through the window and going into
        you won't get to go out on that buggy trip you’ve been waiting for."                                                             his room, stealing his
                                                                                                                                         computer and PC tablet,
                                                                                                                                         then  they  noticed  him
                                                                                                                                         there and snatched him

                                                                                                                                         too… his heart started
                                                                                                                                         racing even faster.

                                                                                                                                         He wanted to scream
                                                                                                                                         for Emma to come, but
                                                                                                                                         he was afraid to make

                                                                                                                                         a sound and knew
                                                                                                                                         that Emma was on the
                                                                                                                                         phone with her friends
                                                                                                                                         and would probably not
                                                                                                                                         even hear him…







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