Prologue

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"They are coming, I can hear them, what am I to do? They'll kill her! And the book, where in the world is the book?", exclaimed the hooded woman trying to muffle the cries of the baby she held." I cannot tell you that but I assure you it's in safe hands; just go and run, run as far as you can and when you reach the tree leave her there, she shall be safe there. I promise", said Jofas hurrying the woman along. As he said so, a creaking sound came from the doorway and a sudden boom of the door being torn away from its hinges-"Run! HURRY, they have arrived, use the back door. I'll hold them off for as long as I can and don't look back, whatever you do, don't turn back and don't ever come back here, or they shall find out." He sprinkled a glittering substance on the baby's face which instantly quietened the baby's cries and hurried the hooded woman out of the door in the back of the cottage.

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