Blasted heath, front of tabs. Enter 3 witches.
Morag It's working! It's working! He thinks he's won.
Isabel We just need to tell him he's invincible, and organise his downfall.
Katy How does that work, then?
Morag Well, Katy hen, we make out that everything's wonderful, then sneak in a catch.
Katy Like when they have competitions with free gifts.
Isabel Exactly.
Morag Oh, if only Agnes were here now. She would be so proud.
Katy What happened to Agnes anyway? You're always talking about her.
Isabel We don't like to say.
Morag It was very sad.
Katy Is it something to do with how you don't do witchcraft any more?
Isabel That, and the other thing.
Katy What other thing?
Morag Some of our spells went a bit wrong.
Katy Like what?
Isabel Well, not all of them. Some of them turned out just fine. We got that nice Mr Mandela out of jail, for example. That worked out quite well.
Morag And we cast a spell on Reagan and Gorbachev to make them the best of friends. That went very well.
Katy But what went wrong?
Morag Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Make a nice change, and everything.
Isabel And do our bit for the sisterhood.
Morag We just thought it would be nice to have a woman for prime minister.
Katy You mean ...
Morag Yes. It was us who got her elected.
Katy I see.
Morag But we learned an important lesson from this.
Isabel Be careful making wishes.
Morag They might not work out as you
planned,
And even if they do...
Isabel They cannot bring unending joy,
Or peace on Earth...
Katy It's true.
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