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magic
spell?"

They responded eagerly, and Merlin proceeded to tell them what to do.

"We shall require certain things to weave the spell," he said. He turned to
Jenny. "Have you any candles?"

Jenny said we did, and started to get them, but Merlin stopped her and
suggested
that Michelle bring the candles. Each of us would take part in assembling the
ingredients of the spell and, in this way, we would all bring a part of
ourselves to the process, thereby imbuing it with our energies, whatever in
hell
that meant. Michelle complied eagerly, pleased to be given the
responsibility.
In this manner, each of us was given a part to play.

Jenny brought a mirror from our bedroom. Christine brought a small saucepan
from
the kitchen, and a cup which would be used to keep some salt in. After
fetching
the candles, Michelle was directed to bring Merlin a goblet. The closest
thing
we possessed to a goblet was a simple drinking glass, but Merlin pronounced
that
it would do. My task was to prepare some herbs, which were readily available
from our pantry, as Jenny grew and dried them for use in seasoning our food.
I
ground up the herbs and mixed them together under Merlin's direction,
preparing
an incense into which he mixed some of his tobacco, to help it burn.

At his request, Jenny brought him a curved steel knife with a plain,
unfinished,
wooden handle, which she used in the garden, and I was directed to fetch a
knife
with a black handle, preferably a double-edged one. This proved to be an easy
task, as I had a number of such knives, combat blades I carried either in my
boot or in a sheath clipped to my belt. I brought Merlin my entire
collection,
and he chose a dagger with an eight-inch blade that tapered to a sharp point.
It
had a knobbed steel pommel, the better to crush skulls with, and a serrated,
steel crossguard. Altogether it was a rather nasty and serious piece of work,
and I wondered, with some anxiety, what role it was meant to play in what we
were about to do. My curiosity did not long go unabated.

With the help of Jenny and the girls, Merlin cleared the table and covered it
with a fresh cloth, a red one, as it happened, though he claimed the color