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  1. THE END
  2. After a while I stop thinking about Vortex. I think about Isabella Valdez, instead.
  3. I sit at the counter for a long time thinking about Vortex. Just what I need, another conspiracy of rogue psychics to worry about.
  4. Isabella Valdez is a talent of some kind. Very high grade. Another talent in this small town? What are the odds?
  5. Isabella Valdez is the source of the good energy in the Sunshine. I introduce myself. She pours coffee for me.
  6. Got a new employee, Marge tells me. Name is Isabella Valdez. New employee comes out of the kitchen. That’s when I know.
  7. No coffee. I head for the Sunshine Café. I sense the change when I go through the door. Good energy in the Sunshine today.
  8. I ask what happened to the serial killer. The illusion talent tells me the guy drowned. Right. I don’t ask any more questions.
  9. Monday morning. Some good news. Illusion talent sees fit to call in. Says I don’t have to worry about the serial killer any more.
  10. But I make the mistake of turning him over. Look at the back of his shoulder. A small tattoo. Looks like a tornado. Vortex.
  11. I feel a frisson of intuition. I unbutton Fitch’s shirt. Breathe a sigh of relief when I don’t find any mark on his shoulder.
  12. I go back down into the vault room. Crouch beside Fitch’s body. I know the authorities will call it natural causes.
  13. Book is hollowed out. Three small flashlights inside. The crystal guns. Hidden in plain sight.
  14. There are three shelves of books devoted to crystals. I find one that carries the logo of the Arcane Society. Open it.
  15. I leave the body on the floor and go upstairs. Hooker stocked a lot of New Age books: Meditation, dream theory, crystals.
  16. I take a little time to get myself back under control. Killing a man takes a psychic toll. I’ll revisit this scene in my nightmares.
  17. I slam the chaos energy into Fitch’s aura, shattering his currents. He goes down hard. Dead before he hits the floor.
  18. I’ve got an opening. With my talent, I reach into the whirlwind of chaos and seize the power I need.
  19. And suddenly I know. Hooker gave me that information, too, in his coded message. But I’m not about to tell Fitch.
  20. He doesn’t believe me but he doesn’t want to take any chances, either. The mind blast lessens a little. Where are they? he asks.