Read 3 Dark Energy for Free Online

it?”
    “Yes, I read about it a few years ago. It’s located in Salem, New Hampshire. It’s a huge site that covers about thirty acres. I’ve always wanted to visit it. I’d also like to see Stonehenge in Ireland.”
    “That’s fantastic! I’ve been there and it’s definitely worth seeing. Ireland is beautiful!” Virginia’s green eyes shone with enthusiasm. “I’ve closed down the site in New Hampshire for tomorrow so we won’t have anyone in the way. I have a private jet booked for tomorrow morning at seven. Will you accept this job?”
    “I do accept the position. We’ll need to work out the terms of this arrangement. I want to assure you I have a very high success rate but in the event that the artifact can’t be restored, I do still charge a nominal fee of twenty percent which would be twelve thousand. I’ll draw up the paperwork for us to sign. It’ll just take a few moments.”
    “Of course. Go right ahead.”
    “Would you like something to drink? I have iced herbal tea and soda,” Mark offered.
    “That’s all right. I’m fine,” Virginia responded.
    Mark had a standard business form saved on his computer. He just had to fill in a few details and then print it out. Mark returned a few moments later with two copies of the contract. Virginia read through it briefly then signed and Mark did the same. He gave her one of the copies for her records.
    “Can I ask how you heard of me?” Mark inquired.
    Virginia leveled an excited smile at him. “I developed a strategy of finding a well qualified restorer. The first thing I did was compile a list of all restorers listed in the entire country. Next, I checked any references and feedback about the services that customers may have left online. That helped me to narrow down the list to about twenty. After that, I purchased twenty dishes from a thrift store and had a simple glamour enchantment made on them. Then I broke the dishes and hired someone to pretend to be a customer for each of the twenty restorers I was researching to see how well they did. You and one other person were the only ones that managed to restore the glamour back onto the broken dish.”
    “It must have taken a lot of time to do all that,” Mark commented.
    “No more than a few weeks. I needed to be sure I hired the very best candidate for the job.”
    “What made me stand out over the other restorer you mentioned?”
    “I used a scientific method to determine which one of you I’d hire first. If it turns out that you’re unsuccessful, then I’ll give the other guy a chance,” Virginia replied.
    “What was the method you used?” Mark leveled a curious look at her.
    Virginia’s lips twitched in a fleeting smile. “I assigned each of you three numbers between one and six and rolled a die which turned out to be a two.”
    The next morning, Mark dressed in black pants and a cobalt-blue polo shirt. He was a bit groggy at first since he usually slept in until seven and the anticipation of his assignment in New Hampshire kept him from sleeping soundly. The caffeine from Mark’s morning coffee kicked in when he arrived at the private airport and renewed enthusiasm surged through him. He couldn’t believe how lucky he was to be discovered by someone with the kind of resources at Virginia’s fingertips. The inside of the jet was spacious and well-maintained without being luxurious. The seats were in rows of two with one at each window. Virginia and Mark positioned themselves near the front of the craft and Dustin perched on a chair nearby. Mark peered out the window as the jet took off. Once they were well on their way, Virginia shot him a questioning look.
    “I noticed on your website that you perform all restorations yourself. Why is that?” she asked.
    “It’s advanced magic and I use a personalized configuration that is different than the standard. It takes a practiced hand and a certain degree of finesse to get the spell to work to its true potential,” Mark