#wss366 5/6 #Taper #TimeManager part 3

“One wee little line more. Fixed,” the Time Keeper reported.

“Things are still speeding,” I said as the sun skimmed the sky.

“It’s on a TAPER, lass. Stop too fast. Bam, whiplash.”

“Paradox me arse, I want to be in two places at once.”

“Mr. Poe, we have an obstinate one.”

A thin, sallow-featured man entered the room, a raven on his shoulder.

“She insists on being two places at once,” the Time Manager said.

“Young lady, answer this, and I’ll help: ‘Why is a raven like a writing desk?’”

“You wrote about both.”

“Right—this way, the Pendulum Room.”

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