Just Like Fate
First published in the USA in 2013 by Simon Pulse,
an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division
1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Electric Monkey,
an imprint of Egmont UK Limited The Yellow Building,
1 Nicholas Road, London W11 4AN
Text copyright © 2013 Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young
The moral rights of the authors have been asserted
First e-book edition 2014
ISBN 978 1 4052 6807 3
eISBN 978 1 7803 1384 9
A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library
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Our story began over a centruy ago, when seventeen-year-old Egmont Harald Petersen found a coin in the street. He was on his way to buy a flyswatter, a small hand-operated printing machine that he then set up in his tiny apartment.
The coin brought him such good luck that today Egmont has offices in over 30 countries around the world. And that lucky coin is still kept at the company’s head offices in Denmark.
In loving memory of our grandmothers,
Josephine, Lora, and Mary,
who loved us no matter our choices
No trees in sight, just concrete
Still I see
Two roads twist and turn in front of me
No signs, but screams
Which way’s reality?
So you choose; yeah, you choose
Maybe you lose
The sidewalk paved in hitches
Broken hearts not fixed by stitches
But morning’s coming soon
No right in sight, just questions
And you find
There is no map to Mecca
It’s just life
No right answer; perfect marks
It’s no big deal; it’s just your heart
Falling stars and lightning sparks
This will only sting a bit
We are all just
Magnets for fate
Stumbling, skipping, running at our pace
Making choices, losing voices
Making wishes for forgiveness
But morning’s coming soon
And no matter where you sit, how fast you sip
The coffee tastes the same on magnet lips
“Magnets for Fate”
—Electric Freakshow
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