THE MAGIC CIRCLE CHALLENGE:
Hints from The Matrix
I found the word
MET, which connected with a long passage that seemed part of a bigger
picture, but the word didn't lead contextually into that sentence. I
looked again. I found ON, beside which were IN and TO. My eyes began to
cross, even though I was now using my finger to trace the labyrinth of
letters on the page before me.
Just then, I found a real word: TOUSSAINT. It went north from the word ON and turned east, then south again. Toussaint--All Saints' Day--though that was where my limited religious expertise ended. Having attended churches in my youth only when Jersey was booked to perform at one, I couldn't recall whether that was near All Souls' Day or Carnival--neither of which fell within spitting distance of this coming Sunday, anyway. And though all ski slopes have names, there wasn't a run at Sun Valley named either Hallowe'en or Mardi Gras. As it happened, however, most of the slopes on Baldy were named for festive occasions: Holiday, Easter, Mayday, Christmas. Probably no coincidence.
THE MAGIC CIRCLE:
About the Book
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The Magic Circle Challenge
KATHERINE NEVILLE:
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Interview
Research Notes
Worldwide Research Adventures
The Eight Contest