“Wow, it’s a hidden world…straight out of Rowling,” said Jennie wonderingly.

“It’s nae hidden,” chirped what was possibly a goblin in overalls who was passing by.

“What?” Jennie said.

“I said, it’s nae hidden, ye deaf clay,” the goblin said again in a thick brogue. “Do you hae any idea how hard that’d be? There’s nae better way tae get something on th’ front page o’ th’ Times than trying tae hide it!”

“So how come I’ve never heard of it?” Jennie said defensively.

“Oh, I dinnae ken. Could be that most clay are too daft and stupid tae see! The clever ones can. Look over there! Mrs. MacCreedy comes here every Tuesday tae buy turnips, and she’s as clay as ah pottery class!”

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