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The Night Visitor - Part 5
Fifth in a five-part fictional holiday tale.
Slowly the image morphed, no longer a medieval dream of a stern, bearded king on a throne. Instead, Tony saw a short, pot-bellied man, with a white moustache and a battered fedora for a crown, scratching the ears of a chocolate Labrador.
Tony opened his eyes; Bridget sustained the last note of the hymn for a gorgeous moment.
Christmas had come.
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