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"The Comedian"<br/>
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Toby Turner was feeling wonderful.  He was in love and was loved by... the 'woman' of his dreams.  A youthful, but not underage, blonde goddess with a lovely figure and an absolutely perfect behind.  Just thinking about her energized him in so many ways.  His sixty year old body felt like forty.  He had so much energy, he actually felt like going for a walk in the park.<br/>
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The five foot ten and chubby caucasian man with gray/brown hair and a trimmed circular beard was in such a great mood.  He thought it cliche,  but he was just 'happy to be alive'.  He easily moved along the park paths, when he thought he heard soft singing coming through the trees.  It intrigued him, so he followed the sound.<br/>
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Toby was becoming a little concerned as the woods became denser.  He didn't remember the park being like this.  But the sound seemed close and he soon stepped into a clearing.<br/>
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Toby spied a circle of fly agaric mushrooms.  The mushrooms had red caps with white spots and white stems.  He'd heard such circles explained by science, so he didn't feel threatened by the folklore of a faerie ring.  The music seemed to be coming from the circle.  Curiously, Toby Turner stepped inside the ring.<br/>
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Toby suddenly felt like the world had dropped away, like he was in a tornado, he was losing consciousness and all was soon just black.<br/>
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When he opened his eyes, he was laying on the floor of some ruined gothic structure, a cathedral maybe?  In the center of the room, he saw a beautiful tree, like no tree he'd ever seen before.<br/>
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Toby got to his feet and brushed the dust from his charcoal gray three piece suit.  He looked around.   Shit, he thought, remembering the folklore.   If he was where he thought he was, Thalia was going to kill him.</span>