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  <p><span class="headlineblack"><strong>Welcome to &lsquo;our&rsquo; web &lsquo;sight.&rsquo;</strong></span><strong><br />
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  </strong>I
    say &lsquo;our&rsquo; because while this sight is maintained by humans,
    the actual writers are the <a href="/elementals.html">Nature Spirits</a>, or as they are also called, <a href="/elementals.html">The
    Elementals</a>.<br />
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    Let me explain. My name is Cheri Barstow, or if you would prefer
    you can call me what the Elementals sometimes do: <em>&ldquo;She who types</em>&rdquo;.<br />
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    I
    am here because I have been given the privilege of hearing what the Nature
    Spirits have to say and passing this along to you. I explain how this all
    started in my book, <em><a href="http://www.trafford.com/4dcgi/view-item?item=10569" target="_blank">Elementally
    Speaking, the Nature Spirits&rsquo;
    Guide to their World</a>.<br />
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    </em>Each month I will listen to whichever Nature
      Spirit wants to speak to you, write down their message, and pass it on
    to the visitors to this site.<br />
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    any of you would love to discover or learn more about the world of the Elementals
    and the jobs they do, then please join us each month for a message with a
    different point of view; a personal view from our Nature Spirit of the month.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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    I
    hope that as you <a href="/es_readings.html">read this month&rsquo;s passage</a>, you can open your mind and listen
    to their words as they tell you about their world and ours&hellip; &lsquo;<em>Elementally
    Speaking</em>&rsquo;, of course. </p>
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  the Nature Spirits.</p>
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  <p class="bodylarge">Your questions  to and about the Elemental Kingdom&mdash;answered.</p>
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