“My grandmother would say that for a moment he visited the spirit world. We called him back and perhaps he’ll thank us for that and perhaps he won’t. Some think it unkind to be forced from such a place.” “Have you spoken to people who’ve returned from there?” “They say they have.” “Do you believe them?” I want him to say yes, I want it so badly, but he only shrugs. “How do they describe it?” Anik thinks for a time and I realize I have leaned so far forward I’m in danger of slipping off the seat. “They say it is free of rules or punishments,” he says. “They call it weightless, and very
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