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Searching for t he Familiar by Krist ine Kat hryn Rusch Ruby was gone. Winst on leaned against t he front count er of his magic shop, rat t ling t he empt y glass pot ion bot t les. Behind him, t he beaded curt ains clinked, st ill moving from t he violence of his panicked run t hrough t hem. He had searched every inch of t he shop, called her name, looked beneat h shelves and inside boxes. He picked up his coat , peered behind cabinet s, and t ossed aside piles of books. Ruby, his familiar, was missing. His hands shook, not sure what t o do next . Ruby was a pet it e black cat , barely ninet een mont hs old梐 child really, a t eenager, who t hought she knew t he world and didn' t . Had she slipped out side? I t was March, cold, damp, drizzly March. Ruby loved her comfort . She hat ed get t ing her paws wet . She oft en asked him t o carry her from t he st ore t o t he car. She would never go out side in t his kind of weat her, at least not volunt arily. And t hat ' s what scared him. He t ook a deep breat h. He had t o calm down. He had
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