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This week's chapters open with Max and Jill returning to Uncle Thad's farm. Jill explains what happened, and why they are so late returning. Later that afternoon, they catch up on what is happening in Charleston. The next four weeks are spent at the farm working and studying Magic with Uncle Thad.
In Elizabeth, NJ, Don Palladino is upset that the men he sent to Atlanta have returned with no new information about his Nephew's death, or the one who caused it.
There is still trouble in Atlanta. Four days after the curfew is lifted, the gangs, protesters, and radicals are back to start trouble again. The National Guard units have been prepared for this, and quickly arrive to confront them again.
By the end of August, Max has learned most of what Uncle Thad has to teach him. He offers to take them to the man who was his teacher in Tennessee. They purchase a pickup and Uncle Thad drives them up there a few days later.
Nicholas Kane is an intense older man who isn't sure that he wants a new student, but Max convinces him of his ability. That evening Max and Jill learn just how primitive the Kane farm is, but have little trouble adjusting.
The next morning, Nick's tractor won't start even with the equipment spell. That afternoon, they all go to Sneedville for a new battery and groceries. That evening, Nick begins teaching Max Magic.
Before preparing to leave some six weeks later, Max shows Nick the ammunition spell and the explosive spell. Nick wants to see them performed, but isn't interested in learning the spells.
The Story continues next Friday.
Keep Well,
uncle jim