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    The Tale of Leonardo
    The Tale of Leonardo
    The Tale of Leonardo
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    The Tale of Leonardo

    By Richard Johnson

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    The Lady Janice Obrien (of previous stories) reveals how she can be here and there, now and then. Meeting an art student, she reveals intimate knowledge of some famous astronomers and artists and how the world could have been.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard Johnson
    Release dateJun 27, 2012
    ISBN9781476253701
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      The Tale of Leonardo - Richard Johnson

      THE TALE OF LEONARDO

      By Richard Johnson

      Published by Richard (Rick) Johnson (Desert Dragon Productions) at Smashwords.

      Copyright May 2009 Richard Johnson

      ISBN 9781476253701

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      THE TALE OF LEONARDO

      by Rick Johnson

      I was on the back porch, sipping a glass of Chianti and perusing a book on Italian Renaissance Painters when the woman-from-the-past arrived in her time machine.

      My first indication was when the hairs on my arms and the back of my neck began to stand up as if I were exposed to static electricity. Then a local wind sprang up to cause the leaves that I had neglected to rake to swirl in a miniature whirlwind. Within this, a cloud materialized and lightening bolts crawled about the cloud which grew until the cloud faded away to be replaced by the Time Machine. It resembled nothing more than

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