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    【】eshehaddisappearedandthepoligforher.

    hherhandoutstretched,sheliftedherfoottotakethelaststeptoent.

    but,suddenly,thedarknontheanilovetoherhead.itan

    ostofherlife.

    asalansfaceshiseyeshoutobespoken.butno

    uandnicatetoher.heinglycloseenoughtotouch,but,thedistaincreaseduntilheofreach.

    hiseyeslookedsad,asthoughheething,asthoughheevenfearedlosiherewasno

    hesitationinkadyasshetookastepto,asal,tobe.butagaiaincreased.”hoanlifthishandininvitation.”eforus”

    thedarkndidnotansiled,andtherewas

    uk”hloveikadydreilebaorethananything,shepontothehorseandrideaowhereverhewasgoing.

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    butlestoppedher.sandstheopening.

    andasquicklyasheved,sodidtheopeningintherockdisappear.oheree,atherek.

    atfirstkadyuldnotbelievele,butheheldhertightly.”no,no,no”shesonthechesthherfists.”idonttostayhere.itogobackto

    oe.youshesa

    feesthathehadneverbeforeheardaansay.infact,frohelookonhisface,hedidntkhewordssheused.

    hereleasedhisgriponherar.”kady,iorry;ididnt

    an

    shovingahisheperablesurface.openonlyatcertain

    tisofthedayoronlyoaindayseanorthatofa

    nsorry.itsjustthatiuldoseeyougo.”tiltinghishead,helookedat

    herthroughthieanbeedoeanthatieandthati

    ypoyyside,thenyes,indeedy,iaelfish.estoyou,sslong,ightbethestselfishnalive.””doyouthinkthatisthekey””dohoseknivesofyoursintoyourselfishlittleheartthatybetheroanilove””n,”shealstsaid.

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    ”youuldtry,”hesaidgoodnaturedly.kadythreigoingtodo”shesaid,stlytoherself.”livehappilyeveraftere”lesuggested.

    kadygavehilook.”isee.orroenootherustsethatyouegetho.”

    leseyeslitup.”oh,yes,e.”hehadagreedchtooreadily.”ylovelyustbetired.hoattresshesheets”

    kadyopehtotellhisakeherregretsuchhatsqueakedout

    edbeforeafire.””ihateyou,”shewhispered.

    lekled.”iseethatyoudo.”ountedbehindher,andstarteddohkadyhadneverseenbefore.

    andalthoughshe,it”ansanonthehorse”

    buthislookoknohatlehadseennoone.

    hasigh,kadytuedbacktoheroad.

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    adyreluohoughtsheghtstillbeasleep,beansvoicesaying.”sefiorajordan,theyhaveetoseeyou.”

    askadyfoughtheroftheon,sherealizedshewas

    surroundedbyanincrediblydeepfeatherttress,anditwas

    envelopihoughitanttosoverherheadandnotingthattheyadenosoudehersinkfartherintotheonnihengrabbedthesideoftheheavilycarvedhoganyheadboardandpulledherselfup.buteventingup,hbeingbarelyoverfivefeettall,sheuldhardlyseeoverthedown

    forter,obeatleastthreefeetthick.”aire

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    speusthavegiventheirlivesforthisbed,”sheled,thenlookedaroundtoseeeaking.

    anoldnstoodthere,hisfaedusent.

    ”yes”shesaid.”isit”betforterdohethingwas

    risinglikebreadinahotoven.

    theoldnadekadyslidedoattress,soshehadththerself,thentrytainherdignity.truthfully,shedidntreerisedherabathandbed,andshevaguelyrebr>

    beredattress.”theboy”sheasked.”lejordan,”thensaid.”youaresefiorajordan””yes,iguessi

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