An incantation spell later and there you haveit!" her smile twisted into a playful, almost predatory smirk as shegazed Holly over approvingly. "I know...I said I'd do this no charge but...maybe I will take a payment after all? Maybe I'll have one of my secondskins look like you and wear it about town sometimes? You are mightycute, Holly!"Holly blushed, both at the compliment, and at the prospect of Amitheamaking a copy of her visage to wear whenever she wanted. The idea lefther heart aflutter.. Karen made sandwiches as John packed their daypacks with everything they would need for a nice hike and picnic high in the Rockies. As the two headed out, Karen was lost in the sound of the river that ran along side the path to the lift at the base of the mountain. It was a crisp beautiful spring day, a high sapphire blue sky contrasted by the emerald green mountain full of wild flowers and animal life. As they hiked Karen and John talked and laughed about the things that made up the fabric of. While passing the minivan I glanced at it. Its polished side wasreflecting the wall with graffiti and there was a door. Yes, it was thesame door. When I turned to the wall there was no door. Then I turned tothe minivan and there was I in the mirror and the door behind me.Following myself in the mirror I took small steps toward the door. I feltthe wall with my back already. Still looking in the mirror I groped thedoor and took its knob firmly in my hand and turned around. There was ablind wall. The ranch backs up to a National Forest so we have millions of acres to ride our horses in addition to the 450,000 acres the ranch encompassed. Successive generations have improved and expanded the ranch and its holdings though it had been difficult with successive generations with the federal government instituting inheritance taxes, and state and local taxes seemed to be going up ever year along with land values. The ranch was especially affected with the near proximity of some high-end ski.