Hesper and Meitas Jaxis

Identical twin sisters in their thirties, Hesper and Meitas enjoy the traveling life of the circus. The Professor spins elaborate tales of how the Unjoined Twins were separated at birth and never knew the other existed until very recently, when they met at the circus (a lie, as they grew up together). According to the Professor, the twins’ lives have nevertheless seemed incredibly parallel as a result of bizarre coincidence. One married a miller named Smith, while the other married a smith named Miller. Each was cursed by a different witch on her wedding day: one sister for not inviting the witch to the wedding, theother for disturbing the witch with too many invitations. Both have had four children; one had an eldest child drowned, but other’s youngest child died of thirst in the desert. Both of these deceased children were named Tavi. The list of strange coincidences goes on and on—and grows with every telling.

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