I love you. I'm sorry I resented you when you were a baby, but I hope I've supported you ever since then. Take good care of yourself and your friends, and make sure they take care of you too. P.S. - The goblins *are* pretty short, it's just that you were a toddler when you met them."

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The note she left behind said: "Toby, I know you won't remember, but you might still understand, and if you look close you can put it together. I don't think I'm coming back this time. I have nobody to rescue except myself, so I can settle at the outskirts and make a life there.

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It didn't take much. A mirror, a couple of candles, a clock chiming the hour as it always had. And her words, giving form to her desires: "I wish the goblins *would* come and take me away -- right now."

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The agency was apologetic, but there wasn't much they could do. They had some other options, and she was resourceful and reliable; they'd try to slide something her way. Sarah was sure they'd try. She was doubtful they'd succeed. And Game Night wasn't scheduled until the end of the week.

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And then she lost her latest job. It was a temp job through the agency, but it was supposed to last out the month. Instead, the woman she was replacing came back within a week. Probably afraid of losing her place, Sarah thought with unwilling sympathy, looking at the circles under her eyes.

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