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Later, after I’d stumbled down the stairs -better - alked back to the train cars and rested in the shadow of one

"You saved ,"Sam said "You would have done the same for me"

"Probably,"I said "But I wasn’t called upon to help I wasn’t the one who had to use his head and act cool You saved hed "What would I do with it?"

"I’ you ever want or need, just ask, and I’ll do anything to get it for you"

"You ,"he said

"Name it"

"I want to join the Cirque Du Freak"

"Saaaaroaned

"You asked what I wanted, so I’ you,"he replied

"It’s not that easy,"I protested

"Yes it is,"he said "You can talk to the owner and put in a good word for me Coht"I sighed "I’ll ask Mr Tall"

"When?"

"Today,"I proh-five me

"But if he says no,"I warned him, "that’s the end of it, okay? I’ll do what I can, but if Mr Tall says no, that means no"

"Sure,"Sam said "That’s fine by me"

"Maybe there’s a job for me, too,"somebody said behindstrangely

"You shouldn’t creep up on people like that,"I snapped "You scared me"

"Sorry, man,"RV said, but he didn’t look very sorry

"What are you doing out here?"Saot a chance to thank him for my ticket"

"That’s okay,"I said "I’m sorry I wasn’t around to see you when it was over, but I had to go so down on the track beside me "I can understand that A show that size, there ht, rinned, and stared at the two of us There was so that made me uneasy It wasn’t a nice s?"

"He’s fine,"I said