The room was furnished with wooden bookshelves on two of the walls, which paired with the wooden desk and the heavy chairs to complete a marvellous se...t of furniture in a valuable wood, and a few couches around a low tea table on the side of the room. An internal door was on the far side and I would later learn that it led to a private bathroom with a Jacuzzi, shower and everything else that would be required for a relaxing break in a bathroom. There was also a bedroom with a queen sized bed and. ****************** A man and a woman had a child. He was the apple of their eye, and they loved him more than anything else. One day, just shy of this 30th birthday, a drunk driver lost control of his car, jumped the median and killed him. The next week was a blur as the couple buried their son. There were funeral announcements to make, a coffin to choose, relatives visiting from out of town. On one level, that time was good for them. It kept them busy, focused and gave them something to do. When they arrived at the wood, they parked up and followed a shaded path along a dried up stream. Dog walkers and joggers surrounded them, and were moving so quickly around them that Jake decided to take Lucy somewhere quieter, they loved to explore. Before they knew it, they had walked about 20 minutes deep into a bright green wood, there was moss and grass covering the floor, huge bushes with ripe berries in every direction and a steep decline the whole way down. They ran like children down. "Why do you want to go there?" Lion asked."I am going to ask him if he can help me get back home. Scarecrow here wants to see if the Master will give him a brain and Tin Man wants a heart," Dorothy said."Gee, do you think the Master could give me courage? A lion without courage is kind of, well, a scaredy-cat!" Lion said."Oh, I'm sure he would. You are welcome to come with us if you like and ask him yourself," Dorothy said."I would like that," Lion said. So Lion joined the little band and they.
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