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The journey was not easy ...

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 "The journey was not easy. Very few journeys are, Sophie thought, and they are made even more difficult when you are planning to skip a  country illegally in broad daylight. "'Pack light," said Charles. "If we are seen leaving, we must  look like we're  going to the dentist." "The dentist/ We never go to the dentist." "To a concert, then. One bag and nothing else." - Chapter 6 of The Rooftoppers , by Katherine Rundell If you are new to my writing, and the many blogs I've created, welcome first of all and I suppose it is only fair for you to know 'the journey' began decades ago when I began believing in what the characters Sophie and Charles call 'the possible.' Let the characters  speak for  themselves; I quote  a  bit more from The Rooftoppers , by Katherine Rundnell: " Almost impossible means still possible." Sophie tried to stand up straight and sound adult; people  believed you more easily if you...