And the snake she called Lanmo waited in the grass for her to come and meet him. But when she stood and took a step, he cried out, ‘No. No, Mary. You must remember that when you take very tiny steps the garden will grow and grow. Take only the very tiniest steps.’ But then she took another step and he called out, ‘No. No, Mary. You must take much smaller steps than that.’ But then she took another step and he called out, ‘No. No, Mary. You must remember that if you take no more steps then the garden will go on for ever and ever and will not end and nothing will end, not any more, not ever.
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