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    【】thenshed”areyoudoing”sheaskedle,ebacktothe

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    eindianruinsafeilesfroere,”hesaid.”itlltakeadaythereandadayback.””ping”

    thatseedtostrikehisasing.”yes,e.anythingspecialyoutotake””achaperon”

    legaveheraonesidedgrinthatdehertubacktohefireplacetohideheervousness.

    hesharess,shetoldherself,tryingtoreertheaoryhedtoldheryesterday.andbesides,inthreedaysshedbebacktoryandtruesafety.

    itseedthateverythinginutes.si,healreadyhadaboallpaherback,the,”hesaid,egheroentsabouttheknives.”ihaveknivese.ready”

    askadypulledtheontshesear.”nolousentattheveryideaofloountains.

    leledthepaadebyelk.afteranhour,hepaused,toldhertobestill,thenpulledhisbohisbaadesshienforhatonedeer.”

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    dunedinpubliclibrarbr>

    judedeveraux

    afloodofefroadyasshetoldhihatihereuchgaleftbecausehuntershadkilledso

    nyanilsovertheturies.

    lelistenedinsilenuch,”kadyheardhiayashebeganwalkingagain.

    afeissiontoshootarabbit.”youhaventkilledalloftheff,haveyou”

    kadydidntlikehisinsinuationthatshepersonallyhadridthee,butshetoldhiabbitstogiveherakhenshefielddressedtherabbitsintheblinkofahathe,kadyheadedtowarda

    littlestreasayingshedfindthesalad.

    er,sheretuedhabasketfilledhercress,tudaupleofviolets.houtoil,thebestsheulddoforadressingochopafeop.edlehthislovelysaladhitsdifferentlreen,varioussizedleaves,toppedhthetinypurplevioletsandredcherries,sheeproudofherself.

    butleeatntsabouthisiaturetastebuds,kadyhappilyateallthesaladbyherself.

    leanissupposedtooon”heaskedashehandedheradelinotusedtobeinganuldea

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    legend

    houseinalexandria,plusallthefuitureinit.hesriusthaveafeingtables”

    shesledsble,drink,ords.hesahardan,andhelovesveryye,hoankeallhisney””iotyourakeshisneyfrouyingandsellingland.andfroherestaurant,”shesaid.”peoplelikeokingandtheypayforit.””isheplanningtoretireandliveoffyou”heaskedayorofalexandriaauallybeinggoveor,then,outhtospeakagain,butkadyinterruptedhi”osqueinlegendandareyousurethosehingsoaenthatyoudeservedtobehanged.”

    letuedaouthile,andsheuldnthelpslingherself.”youreadytogo”heasked,standing,kigdirtoverthefirehedbuilt.

    ashehelpedheronallpack,hekissedhercheek.”iabitjealousofthisgunoticed.”

    hiseyese,kady.never.”

    .sheshouldnthaveagreedtothesedays,shethought.ybeherbody,butherheartethingsooldfashionedandproteanthatheappealedtosothingshed

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    judedeveraux

    neverknoeobeeendoheworld.

    stopit,kady,shetoldherself.hertherhadtoldher,”ifyoualloanintoyourlife,carefully.”gregoryan,perfeeveryway.

    andlejordanperfe.fatehad.

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    aybeitplatingherlifesointehatshedidntpayattentiontoherfeet.shehadpausedorailtotakeadeepdrinkofayasheoainsideonherbastoprotee.

    ,shestayededto,thel

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