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“I’m Rowan,” she said. “These are my sisters, Caraline and Saoirse.” “Irish names,” the woman said, and then she muttered to herself just loud enough for them to hear, “The shamrock, the triskele, and the Triple Goddess. Powerful Celtic symbols.”

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Book:House of Spells and Secrets
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