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from Kakko’s room. Bandi had seen a white gate that had matched his parents’ description in all their adventure stories. He had been gazing absent-mindedly out of the downstairs bathroom window as he washed his face at the basin. He had looked up and seen a white gate in the hedge. He had wiped his eyes and looked again. There was definitely a new gate! Ignoring her indignant protests regarding her privacy, Bandi stole into his sister’s bedroom which looked out in the same direction.
    â€œLook sis, outside,” he said. “Can you see a white gate?”
    â€œSure. There’s a white gate. That’s why this cottage is called ‘White Gates Cottage’ wouldn’t you believe?” she said in mocking tone.
    â€œNo. I mean… there is
another
white gate.”
    â€œWhat’s all the fuss about?” called Shaun, thumping down the stairs and staggering barefoot through the open door to his sister’s room. He was still dressed in the T-shirt and shorts he wore to sleep in.
    â€œA white gate, an extra white gate,” declared his brother.
    Kakko pushed her way to her window which overlooked the back lawn and stared. Then she yelled, “I see it! I see it!”
    â€œLet me look!” said Shaun. “Yeah, I see it too. What does it mean?”
    â€œWhat does it mean? It means adventure!” yelled Kakko, bouncing up and shouldering Shaun under the chin who staggered backwards onto the floor at the feet of his parents who had just arrived at the doorway.
    â€œA white gate,” said Jalli calmly. “So I gather you can all see it?”
    â€œYes, I spotted it first,” said Bandi.
    â€œActually,” said his father, “
I
spotted it first.” Jalli nodded her confirmation.
    â€œHow?”
    â€œMagic,” explained his father with a grin. “The whole business is, of course, magic.”
    â€œBut real magic?” uttered Shaun, troubled. “I mean, it’s not pretend magic, an illusion, with some logical explanation?”
    â€œWell it does have a logical explanation…” began Jack.
    â€œI mean, not a regular scientific explanation.”
    â€œThere will have to be some science…”
    Jalli took Jack’s arm, “We know what you mean, Shaun. It’s
not
an illusion, it’s real. This time we’ve
all
been invited somewhere else in the universe for some purpose we won’t know until we get there.”
    â€œI suppose ‘magic’ is probably not the best word. I take it back,” considered Jack. “‘Miraculous’ would be a better word. It is given by the One who holds us all in ‘being’.”
    â€œYeah! We’re going through the gate –
all
of us this time! Yippee!” yelled Kakko
    â€œWhat on Planet Joh is going on here?” They all turned and saw Momori and Matilda standing outside the door.
    â€œA white gate! Come in and see!” bubbled Kakko. (Kakko’s room was now very crowded.)
    â€œWell then,” sighed Momori, “we had better be ready for another disturbance in our routine. If you can allow a couple of less active people to come and look too…” The three young people, Jack and Jalli moved away from the window and allowed the ladies passage.
    â€œI can’t see a new gate,” stated Matilda.
    â€œAnd I can’t say I can see anything out of the ordinary either,” agreed Momori.
    â€œBut it’s definitely there!” exclaimed her great-granddaughter.
    â€œI don’t doubt it. But not, thank God, for me,” breathed Momori with audible relief.
    â€œOr me,” said Matilda. “It looks as if we’re going to have the house to ourselves for a bit… but what are you all going to do about your work, and school?”
    â€œYou can tell them all we’re off on an unplanned holiday?” suggested Kakko.
    â€œNo, Kakko. That won’t do,” said her mother. “We