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CHAPTER SIX THE WEDDING GARMENT When at last I was summoned to meet Reg again I noticed a great change in him. He was quieter, yet he held a suggestion of strength and secret joy that I found most …
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CHAPTER FIVE THE PLAN BEGUN “First of all we will take you to the Hall of Reception to meet your angels again,” I explained. “Then they will take you to the Gates so that you can see the exact …
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CHAPTER FOUR THE PLAN UNFOLDED “Suppose we take one question at a time,” I suggested. “Of course, the Love of God won us a place in Heavenif we believe that and accept it.” “How can we accept it, even …
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CHAPTER THREE THE WISH EXPRESSED Thus we continued our talk. It was a great pleasure to have Reg’s company and the plan forming or infused in my mind was very much to my taste. Janet, who could of course …
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CHAPTER TWO THE FEAST Silently, we three walked across the green, and there, where the waves left a gleaming line on the golden sand, we turned toward our house. All was peace. The mellow green light filled the little …
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BERNARD’S STORY CHAPTER ONE THE KING’S VISIT I could not keep the eagerness out of my step as we made our way toward the green, but, swiftly as I walked, Reg kept pace with me, glancing up at me at …
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CHAPTER SEVEN HOSTS AND GUESTS Reg had been so absorbed in their conversation that he had ceased to notice the great void, but now he saw that the strange blue light had given place to a grassy hilltop. The three …
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CHAPTER SIX PEAS AND CARAWAY SEEDS “Tell me more about going to this Plane Between in sleep,” Reg asked. “Well, man prepares for death in this way. If it were not for sleep, death would have the terror of the …
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CHAPTER FIVE A JOURNEY THROUGH THE VOID “Can I really? I suppose you have all seen them already?” “I have,” replied Gordon. “The others have been too busy as yet.” He turned to them. “Well, fellows, are you ready? …
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CHAPTER FOUR “GREAT TIMES” Gordon rose from the seat and stood looking out over the park. “Want to meet some of the fellows now?” Reg sprang to his feet. “May I really? Somehow I think this will all seem …
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CHAPTER THREE THE HALL OF FRIENDS What an exhilarating experience it was! They neither walked, nor ran, but seemed to speed rapidly through the air, close to the high ground, but far above the valley. Each of the angels …
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CHAPTER TWO PROBLEMS “He is everywhere,” explained the angel, answering the last question first. “Here, He is called the Father because He is the loving Father of us all. We cannot see Him on the lower planes – not …
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PART ONE. THE SOLDIER’S STORY CHAPTER ONE THE WELCOME The valley on the fringe of Heaven’s realm lay dreaming in fragrant peace. The pearly sky held no hurrying clouds, but remained lightly veiled in mist as though time and …