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She pressed him closer, engulfed him in her vast bosom, lifted him
several inches up off the venerable hardwood floor.

тАЬOof,тАЭ Sanson managed to say.

Releasing him, Inza asked, тАЬWell, are you impressed?тАЭ

тАЬBy what? Your smothering abilities?тАЭ

In her middle thirties, she weighed about 320 pounds. She wore her
black hair cut short and slicked down. As usual, she was clad in one of her
dust-colored muumuus and an Egyptian Eye of Osiris medal swung from
her ample neck on a silver chain.

тАЬTell me about your morning,тАЭ the witch queen invited, taking him by
the arm and leading him into the cluttered and dim-lit living room.

The beam-ceilinged room, where he usually worked with Inza, was
crowded with glass-doored bookcases, dusty display cabinets, several
claw-foot tables, an assortment of stuffed animalsтАФsome of which Sanson
had never been able to identifyтАФsprawls of bright colored cloth, a yellowed
human skull, a large crystal ball that glowed greenly in a dark corner, and a
scatter of incense sticks sending up colored smoke of various scents.
 As the immense woman arranged herself in a faded purple Morris
chair, he asked, тАЬYou had something to do with whatтАЩs been happening?тАЭ

She grinned. тАЬIтАЩve had the feeling of late, dear heart, that you donтАЩt
actually believe in me and my powers.тАЭ

Sanson sat on the edge of a straight-backed chair. тАЬI told you when
we started working on your memoirs three months ago, Inza, that I didnтАЩt
believe in witchcraft. But IтАЩm a pretty good writer and I can put stuff into
satisfactory form forтАФтАЭ

тАЬEvery word weтАЩve written together, Paul dear, is the truth. I especially
want you to accept me for what I am, since, as you ought to know by now,
IтАЩve grown quite fond of you.тАЭ

He moved his chair a few inches farther away from the witch queen.
тАЬIt isnтАЩt really a good idea for me to get too involved with the people I work
with on books.тАЭ

тАЬBut I can really help you, Paul,тАЭ she told him. тАЬLook what I did this
morning, for example. Cleared up your allergies, canceled your major debt,
fixed it so your editor wonтАЩt bother you anymore.тАЭ

тАЬYou used witchcraft toтАФтАЭ

тАЬWitchcraft, sorcery, black magic, a bit of Satanic help,тАЭ she