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 "Magical people!? Is this like Harry Potter or something?" "Magical people!? Is this like Harry Potter or something?"
  
-"I... I don't think so. Our hair stays on our heads." Will looked quizically.+"I... I don't think so. Our hair stays on our heads." Will looked quizzically.
  
 "No! You said 'non-magical people'. Does that mean there's..." Julia leaned in and quietly whispered, "...magical people? Are you a magical people?" This didn't rule out the 'crazy' or cosplay possibility, but now we get into something that can be tested.  "No! You said 'non-magical people'. Does that mean there's..." Julia leaned in and quietly whispered, "...magical people? Are you a magical people?" This didn't rule out the 'crazy' or cosplay possibility, but now we get into something that can be tested. 
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 A quick detour for dinner, and after a final call, Julia had everything set. "I have a few more classes this week that I can't miss, but I've found a place for you to stay." She knew a friend across town who rented out a guest room occasionally. With an empty room and nothing big happening, Julia called in to reserve it while Will got his bearing straight. A quick detour for dinner, and after a final call, Julia had everything set. "I have a few more classes this week that I can't miss, but I've found a place for you to stay." She knew a friend across town who rented out a guest room occasionally. With an empty room and nothing big happening, Julia called in to reserve it while Will got his bearing straight.
  
-"I am honored," Will replied. Julia felt a bit+"I am honored," Will replied. Julia felt a bit embarrassed. Will seemed a bit too stiff at times. Maybe his society was very different from her own more relaxed civilization. Perhaps something she had taken for granted. 
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 +As they parted ways for the night, both could sense that their journeys of discovery were just beginning. All through dinner they had discussed their various life experiences. Growing up, school, and difficulties. However, there was always this strange //vibe// both felt from the other. Kind of like when one spoke the other didn't just hear the voice, they also felt it's reverberations. 
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 +That night, both lay awake in their rooms. Separated by several blocks, but their minds seeking answers to the same question: "what is this strange feeling?" 
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 +//Continue to [[Chapter_6]]...//