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		<title>The Guiding Compass &#8211; Part 23 (The Finale)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Ann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Back at the dolls’ old house, 2 visitors were making their way up the walk to the front door. Tay and Lea stood side by side as they walked down [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com/sarah/the-guiding-compass-part-23-the-finale/">The Guiding Compass – Part 23 (The Finale)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com">Small Dolls in a Big World</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Guiding Compass &#8211; Part 22</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Ann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It was moving day. The house was empty. Every box had been loaded up on the moving truck. The plain, yellow walls were blank. Only the dolls were left. “It’s [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com/stories/the-guiding-compass-part-22/">The Guiding Compass – Part 22</a> first appeared on <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com">Small Dolls in a Big World</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Guiding Compass &#8211; Part 20</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Ann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2016 06:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Suddenly, it dawned on Lea. “You!” Lea gasped in horror. The pieces had finally come together. “ You are Darth Rokoi!” How could she have been so foolish? A crooked [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com/stories/the-guiding-compass-part-20/">The Guiding Compass – Part 20</a> first appeared on <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com">Small Dolls in a Big World</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Guiding Compass &#8211; Part 19</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Ann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The clouds in the sky threatened to pour. corinna kopf xxx Exhausted from the long day of walking in humid weather, Lea was panting and sweating when Tay led her [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com/stories/the-guiding-compass-part-19/">The Guiding Compass – Part 19</a> first appeared on <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com">Small Dolls in a Big World</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Guiding Compass &#8211; Part 18</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Ann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The next morning when Lea awoke, the air was eerily silent. The sky was filled with dreary, gray clouds that looked as if they would burst any moment. Mist had [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com/lea-clark/the-guiding-compass-part-18/">The Guiding Compass – Part 18</a> first appeared on <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com">Small Dolls in a Big World</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Guiding Compass &#8211; Part 17</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Ann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The moon was already out when Tay and Lea decided to take a rest. Well, Tay wanted to keep going and Lea, on the other hand, was completely exhausted from [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com/stories/the-guiding-compass-part-17/">The Guiding Compass – Part 17</a> first appeared on <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com">Small Dolls in a Big World</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Guiding Compass &#8211; Part 15</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Ann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lea discovered that by going north, it took them right to a paved, black-top road, similar but different to the one she’d been on the day before. Today the sun [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com/stories/the-guiding-compass-part-15/">The Guiding Compass – Part 15</a> first appeared on <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com">Small Dolls in a Big World</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Guiding Compass &#8211; Part 13</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Ann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2016 14:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lea awoke with a scream. A brown, fuzzy creature was sitting on her stomach, its head cocked, watching her. She realized it was a sloth. Lea blushed, embarrassed by her [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com/lea-clark/the-guiding-compass-part-13/">The Guiding Compass – Part 13</a> first appeared on <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com">Small Dolls in a Big World</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Guiding Compass &#8211; Part 12</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Ann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2016 13:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The rocks crunched underneath her feet as Lea trudged down the gravel road. She had been walking for 7 hours, and she had only gone a little over 2 miles. Sweat [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com/stories/the-guiding-compass-part-12/">The Guiding Compass – Part 12</a> first appeared on <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com">Small Dolls in a Big World</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Guiding Compass &#8211; Part 11</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Ann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 22:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The next morning, Grace and Isabelle were setting the table for breakfast. Isabelle spread plates all around the table and Grace carried the pastries to the buffet counter. “What’s today?” [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com/sarah/the-guiding-compass-part-11/">The Guiding Compass – Part 11</a> first appeared on <a href="https://smalldollsinabigworld.com">Small Dolls in a Big World</a>.]]></description>
		
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