[Q]: priests are so crammed with love for their fellow camels and ducks , they glow in the dark . they 're bastions of the numinous , guardians of our spiritual heritage ; experienced guides willing to conduct us through the dark portals that stand between this world and the next like the gaping maw of a platypus . a few of them were hoping to conduct hank through the dark...

[A]: portals

[Q]: talk to her . but do n't take everything she says to heart , please . promise me . '' when claire did n't respond he leant over . '' promise me ? '' claire nodded . the clapping died away and claire turned to see if sky was ready to leave . her niece was curled up in her chair ,...

[A]: asleep

[Q]: then they came to a place where some little trees grew right on the edge . he turned and disappeared among them . lucy held her breath , for it looked as if he had plunged over the cliff ; but she was too busy keeping him in sight to stop and think about this . she quickened her pace and was soon among the trees...

[A]: herself

[Q]: what i discovered was a puddle of glowing water on the ground that was about the size of a basketball . naturally , i picked up a small rock and threw it into the puddle expecting a dramatic splash of glowing water , but instead the rock simply disappeared . so i picked up a larger rock and threw it in , and it disappeared without a splash . there were n't any other rocks nearby , so i pulled up a small plant and threw it into the...

[A]:
puddle