He pushed open the glass doors, and stepped into the familiar tackiness of the local mini-mall. He thought of getting something to eat over at the food counter, but found his footsteps taking him round the corner.
*Hold on* he thought to himself, as his body (obviously under the imp's control) led him into a grubby, deserted area of the mall. *This corner wasn't here yesterday!*
"I thought I smelled that old fraud!" came the voice from Jim's pocket. "So this is where he's been hiding out." Jim came to a halt outside a storefront he definitely didn't recognise. The window was cluttered with junk even Goodwill had rejected, and a curtain was draped over the door. He looked up at the sign. "Spells'R'Us."
He had a Bad Feeling about this.
"He owes me a favour or two, from the old days." The voice from Jim's pocket grew even more gleeful. "Payback time, I think. On, James." The odd couple entered the shop, a bell jangling above their heads.
The proprietor was an old man, dressed in carpet slippers and a ratty bathrobe. His dog (or was it a wolf?) was much more impressive, especially in the dental department. The old man looked at Jim, puzzled for a second, then stared at his pocket, to which he said...
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