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The three of them stared through the trees. That
seemed to be all there was - a thin line of trees. Not even
woods anymore.
“Well, I...!” she gasped. “Where has it gone?”
Jasmine gasped too.
“It’s gone! How can it have gone? It was just there!”
The mechanic frowned.
“The only cottage I remember was a century’s old
woodcutter’s cottage. Everything was demolished to make
way for the by-pass. The woods and cottage would have
been about where we’re standing now.”
Mum shivered. Jasmine looked at her in alarm. This
wasn’t right. It was weird. The words from that radio
programme were going round and round in Jasmine’s
head – especially the bit about the spirits of the dead
people.
They were both glad that the mechanic had the car all
fixed. After thanking him they both jumped back in. The
mechanic drove off first. Mum started the engine. As they
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