See? Nothing up my sleeves, nothing hidden in my hands, andnow the magic word, Abracadabra!"As she gestured to me, I switched on my invisibility. Miss...Gordon gave agasp, then a chuckle. With a smirk she asked, "Oh great and powerfulsorceress, what will be your next trick?" How about levitation," I said. Moving to stand behind Jane, I grabbingher by the waist, lifting her quickly into the air.Jane gave a shriek and waved her arms about a bit, "Put me down, Tish.You'll drop me." I made myself. If he wasn’t at the top by then, he’d need to consider attempting one of the lower spheres instead. From now on, conserving energy was paramount.As he walked on, he began to realize that his estimate of the distance between the peninsula where he’d docked and the base of the Tower itself was wrong. It ended up being over a mile before he reached the rough stone spire.Choppy water crashed against the rocks a few feet below his pathway. He ran fingertips over the rough slabs, finding them wet and. ***Mandy picked up the phone on the third ring, wondering who the hell would be calling a seven in the morning."Mandy?" Yes?" This is Dave. Listen, I need a favor." What's up?" You have an hour or two." Yeah, why?" Do you have a key to the salon?" What kind of role are you trying out for?"***Unlocking the door to the salon, Mandy was still laughing to herself. She had seen a lot of things in her five years as a beautician in the big city, and she had even done makeup and hair for a few drag. While I wasplanning breakfast, Hank walked in and grabbed my ass. "Please sir, Ihave work to do.", I pleaded. He just smiled and said, "Ok girlie, I'mgoing to be here for three more days." I faked a smile and went on withwhat I was doing. Jacob and Mary walked into the kitchen and I saw theywere both dressed for work. I served them coffee and bid them goodmorning. I was all ready to start cooking the bacon and eggs and soonhad their meals ready. When I served Jacob, I rolled my eyes towardHank,.