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Mrs Wrinkling Short Story
Wrinkling, as Mrs. Whatsit calls it, is one of the scariest things I have ever done. One minute I was standing next to Calvin and the next, nothing. There was no light, no sound, and no feeling. It was like I had vanished completely. Even when the light, sound and feeling started coming back, it was in pieces. I thought it was a nightmare, and I really wanted to wake up.

Mrs. Witch explained that we were on the planet Uriel because it was a safe planet and we could rest here. However, that was not the best part was when Mrs. Whatsit turned into a beautiful beast that looked like a horse that was long and all white. She looked almost like a senator but at the same time much different. Then she grew long wings and took us for a flight. I was

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