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She did a circle as she stood there, noting the ainst the wall to the right of the fireplace; the open inner coffin was braced against it, and the mummy, still completely wrapped, lay within the inner coffin To the other side of the fireplace was the voodoo altar She kept turning The giant gargoyle looked at her benignly Gargoyles kept away evil spirits, she reoyle She’d called it Harry when she’d been a kid

The animal heads looked downnear the staircase, stared blankly at her

As she stood there, her cell phone started ringing again Absently, she pulled it out and answered it, thinking it otten

"Hello?"

Once again, she heard the breathing

I up and started for the stairs

In her room, she washed her face, felt a lot fresher and started back down again As she did so, the phone started to ring

She glanced at it The caller ID once again said Private Number

Irritated, she answered it "What?"

She expected the breathing

She didn’t get breathing

Ayou I’ your every move," the voice said

She felt as if the hair rose on her flesh, as if she were frozen in place The voice sounded detached, and it sounded close It was rough and husky, and ht the fear

"Good for you, buddy," she said and hung up

She ?" Katie asked her

"Nothing--obscene phone call," Kelsey said

"Probably a prank, but let Liam know," Katie advised her "I hate that!"

She nodded, and they headed out She carefully punched in the code for the alarm As they walked down the porch steps, she suddenly paused

"What?" Katie asked

"I want to run around back to the docks for a an is there He may not understand, but I want to thank him For Avery! Avery is convinced that the dolphin saved hi, and it was beautiful out The colors of the sky were pastels, except where the sun sank in the west in a fiery ball that shot out streaold

When they carove area where Gary White’s body had been found seemed mysterious and beautiful

Katie and Kelsey walked down the dock Bartholouarded the dock

"I don’t see Captain Morgan," Kelsey said

"I don’t, either," Katie agreed

Just as they spoke, water and air spurted froe of the dock Kelsey went down on her knees

The dolphin was there He looked at her with dark eyes that gave away nothing

"Captain Morgan, my friend You are a marvelous creature My friend thinks that you saved his life, and I hear it’s quite possible Thank you," Kelsey said

"Hi, there, big fellow," Katie said, hunkering down by her

The dolphin let out shrill squeaking noises, and backed away, flapping its flippers

"I think he’s answering us," Katie said

"Maybe He does ith hu dark soon," Bartholoo"

"Good night, Captain Morgan!" Kelsey called, and she and Katie turned and walked toward Bar tholomew

As they started around the house to the road off the peninsula, Kelsey’s phone started to ring She saw that it said Private Nunored it