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  Riding beside her, Canyon said, “But I keep thinking, maybe we’ll see him again sometime.”

  Dusty nodded. “Maybe,” she whispered, scanning the sky.

  Epilogue

  DAILY SOULOG ANNO DOMINI 1998, 10TH MOON, 24TH DAY

  Subject Skye Ryder, novice, effectively handled transition but is now restless and in need of challenge and activity. Subject volunteered for guardian angel duty but is not sufficiently disciplined; would he be steady enough to mentor a child from the moment of conception through transition? Doubtful. Subject assigned to border patrol and appears gallantly willing though somewhat impulsive and reckless. Intervention on behalf of very young human cannot be faulted, but did he have to manifest? Horsie ride undoubtedly comforting to the child, but perhaps unwise? Question arises whether horse should be equipped with wings as well. Animal appears loyal to novice and he to it. Maintaining watchful supervision.

  J. G., Sector Supervisor

  About the Author

  Nancy Springer has passed the fifty-book milestone with novels for adults, young adults, and children, in genres including mythic fantasy, contemporary fiction, magic realism, horror, and mystery—although she did not realize she wrote mystery until she won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America two years in succession. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Springer moved with her family to Gettysburg, of Civil War fame, when she was thirteen. She spent the next forty-six years in Pennsylvania, raising two children (Jonathan and Nora), writing, horseback riding, fishing, and bird-watching. In 2007 she surprised her friends and herself by moving with her second husband to an isolated area of the Florida Panhandle where the bird-watching is spectacular, and where, when fishing, she occasionally catches an alligator.

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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

  Copyright © 1999 by Nancy Springer

  Cover design by Drew Padrutt

  ISBN: 978-1-4976-8912-1

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