"It worked!" Her smile spead across her face like a ray of sunshine. Emily lowered her arms and watched as Tom and Mary lowered theirs a moment later. She raised hers again and smiled as the they did too, then closed her eyes and frowned.

"Spin" she said, standing perfectly still and when she opened her eyes, they were twirling like tops. Lowering her arms, she strolled around them as they got dizzy and began to stumble a bit. "Faster" she snapped and nodded as they stumbled to obey.

Just as the twins reached the point of projectile vomiting, she made them stop and stand at ease. Grandmother was right, she decided, the old ways were the best.

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