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MAGIC KINGDOM FOR SALE - SOLD!

chantment and adventure. . .Hey, what is this?" Miles fum-
bled to find the cover.

"It's a Christmas catalogue," Ben explained to the big
man quickly. "From Rosen's, Ltd. out of New York. A
Wishbook. You've seen the typeЧfull of one of a kind
gifts."

Miles started reading again, finished, and looked up.
"Only a million dollars, huh? What a bargain! Let's fly right
to New York and applyЧbeat the rush."

"What do you make of it?"

Miles stared at him. "Same as you, I hope. Someone is
nuts!"

He nodded slowly. "That's what I thought, too. But Ro-
sen's wouldn't put an advertisement in a catalogue like this
if they couldn't produce."

"Then it must be staged. The dragons must be overgrown
lizards or something. The magic must be sleight of hand."
Miles laughed. "Knights and damsels courtesy of Central
Casting, dragons courtesy of the San Diego Zoo! Johnny
Carson will have the whole menagerie on sometime next
week!"

Ben waited for the big man's laughter to die away. "Think
so?"

"Of course, I think so! Don't you?"

"I'm not sure."

Miles frowned, then read the advertisement one time
more. When he was done, he passed the catalogue back
across the desk. "Is this what kept you home last night?"

"In part, yes."

There was a long silence. Miles cleared his throat. "Ben,
don't tell me that you're thinking of ..."

The phone rang. Ben picked it up, listened for a moment