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Pocketful of Tame Wishes

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Pip wasn't alone up there. Half the square's children had grabbed his hands and floated up with him, a giggling, terrified chain rising into the clouds. Wren realized the wish was spreading by touch. She had to catch them before they drifted out of reach.

Wren whispered into the jar, 'Let them all come down soft and safe.' The whole giggling chain of children floated gently to the cobblestones like falling leaves. Pip landed last, breathless and grinning. The green glow faded to calm. The wish was finally mended.

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