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Clara had only wanted to keep from being bitten. It was going to take a lot of time and a lot of counseling before she could ever make sense of the last five minutes of her life. But at that particular moment, she was in pure shock.
Fortunately, this is a fairy-tale, and so when awful things happen they are always followed by a PURPOSE. And so it was for Clara. She looked up to see her childhood friend, still under an enchantment and looking to her for help.
And she knew she must continue on – whatever “on” might be.
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