Therefore, if someone needs a new magic spell, a new tool, and a new way to shape reality, he or she goes straight to Gertrude's magical laboratory. T...at crazy woman is able to invent anything. But her efforts cost.• Did we talk about the magic gift already? Yes, I believe I had mentioned that word. A magical gift multiplies the power of a wizard, magician, witch, shaman etc., but is not necessarily needed to use magic at all. Remember that magic is a living thing? With just the right knowledge. It was well after dark when we stopped for the night. There was no reason to start a fire. The food we carried would not be improved by heating it. Which is why we carried no cooking utensils at all. We went to sleep that night in a cold camp. There were so few people on the trail that it was not really for security reasons. It took a second to realize what had woke me. It was the sound of a horse snorting. Hell horses do it all the time but sometimes it is for a reason. I looked over to find. He'll be stayingwith Tom, who's going to be making a big engagement party for all theirfriends and extended family. And we're all going to have to go." That's horrible!" I said. "There's no way I want to go! They don't knowabout me. Tom's wife, and all the girls in her family, are so... 'girly'! I don't want to be around them. I don't want them all treating me likethat." I know. And at first, when Mom started talking about this, I thoughtmaybe you'd just stay here alone. Or maybe I'd even find. The man was very up front about it.Almost to the point of being brutal. All part of Mr. D's approach toscreening out the "wannabes" by scaring them off."Alright Frank," he'd started off and did so making a point to use Fran'smasculine name, "here's what we're going to do. You're already familiarwith the drugs on this list. You've already signed the consent forms.You've already attested and sworn that you're a transgendered individualwho is seeking sexual reassignment. You've completed all.