That is my gift to you."Then the caliph gave him a sack of dinars, more than Arram had ever seen in one place, and bid him come back that night so tha...t they could feast again, and tell more marvelous stories. But Arram was troubled."Begging your pardon, but one thing still bothers me?"The caliph raised an eyebrow. "Yes?" Well, it seems to me that the only reason that Abu al-Hassan can impersonate you so easily is that so few people have ever really met you, and when they do you're usually in. Blondie was sitting beside her, close enough to see and feel with enough distance to look normal. She saw Blondie's finger go down to the sand and spell out her name in the sand. Blondie's name was Emma, and she smiled at Diane as she wiped her name away. Diane brought her own finger down into the sand and spelled out her own name. She looked up at Emma and went to remove any evidence of their silent communication. As her hand glided across the sand, Emma's hand came down and settled on top of. "I get it," said Tom. "Someone you know or have helped in some sort of way. Someone you've talked to." But," I disagreed, "I don't know any young children or have much of a contact with them ... let alone a young girl."Just then, to complete our group, Tammy misted in. She materialized, in the center of the conference table, sitting cross-legged, head tilted back, laughing.Finally she looked over at me as her laugh faded saying, "You guys have it all wrong."I tried to read her mind but got. “And then..” she continued, “..he touched it.”“He what?”“While I was bent over….. he reached out with his hand and touched it. I was….surprised that he took the liberty and I just froze like that, bent, in shock.”“Really? In shock or to tease him further?” I asked. She ignored my question and continued,“After a few seconds I got up and asked him what he was doing. He started apologizing, and said he was sorry. He had gotten carried away. I got angry and told him to leave at once. And he.