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“First, contrary to popular belief, a genie
assignment is only guaranteed one wish,” Moe
says.
“And second,” Athena breaks in, “you can’t
change the past; you can only affect the present
and the future. Third, there’s no killing anyone.”
“That’s right,” Rhiannon says.
Snap!
The
words
Fame
and
Fortune
appear on the board.
“Your genie assignments will wish for whatever it
is they think will make them happy,” she goes on.
“Nine times out of ten, it’ll be one of these two
things. Any questions so far?”
I’m feeling totally afraid of Rhiannon, so I
shakily raise my hand.
“Yes, Zack?” she asks coolly.
“Well, the thing is, when I was sucked into
the bottle on my first genie assignment, the kid
on the other side didn’t want fame or fortune. He
wanted—”
“Didn’t you hear me say nine times out of
ten?” Rhiannon interrupts, and I nod. Unfortu-
