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The Secret - John Wesley Anderson
Copyright © 2014 by John Wesley Anderson, Jr.
ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4990-7434-5
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Rev. date: 09/15/2014
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Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Secret
Chapter 2 The Kingdom of the Ants
This book is dedicated to the memory of my beloved brother, Elvin Kings.
Thank you for always being someone I could learn the lessons of life from.
Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily;
Life is but a dream.
Introduction
The Secret is a murder mystery solved by destiny, time, and the help of a little boy’s curiosity. The Secret will have you on the edge of your seat as you take your steps back in time with young William while he explores reality when it is turned back on itself.
The Kingdom of the Ants is a fanciful tale that examines the significance of life because all life has purpose, and as fellow creatures of this earth, we must come to respect and value life for life’s sake.
Chapter 1
The Secret
Peter and Marion Bateman drove to their new home with joyous, childlike expectation. William Jacob, their ten-year-old son, sat in the backseat, excitedly imagining what his new bedroom would be like. They pulled into their driveway like they were three kids at Christmas.
Honey, we’re moving up. We have reached the top of the hill,
Peter said with a smile.
"Why don’t you move out and take