Though a Mirror Darkly
something by the lake
a carousel with yellow horses all spinning around
and Sandy riding the carousel, smiling, happy
free
Like a man dreaming, Bobby slowly stuffed both coins into his pocket, turned and left his apartment.
***
Bobby Lee blinked, momentarily confused. Feeling as if he’d been instantly transported from his apartment to here, he found himself standing outside Mr. Jingo’s County Fair. He clutched one of those strange coins and briskly approached the ticket booth. A nondescript elderly man offered him a vague smile. “Help you?”
Bobby smiled shakily in return. Swallowing, hoping the ticket taker didn’t notice his nerves, he forced a steady hand to extend one of the coins and say
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