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He kicked the dirt as he frowned at the ground "So I know HARC said you were all bad or whatever, but obviously they rong Do you think that maybe you’re actually all better? Like,towith you"

"I don’t know about that"

"Why not? We’d all be practically invincible"

"And we’d all be the same I think we should all just be e’re supposed to be"

David shrugged "I guess"

I stopped as we approached the slum wall and cocked my head toward it "Go ahead I’ht"

"Why? Are you s" Thinking about Wren out there soht" He started to hoist hi back to ain tomorrow, okay?"

A sh Tell Mo next tiht"

"David"

"Fine, whatever" He grinned atover the side of the wall

TWENTY-FOUR

WREN

THE OFFICERS PUT SOMETHING OVER MY HEAD

My vision was black as they dragged etting increasingly harder to breathe through the bag, and I clenched led ht

"Secure her legs before she gets on this shuttle You can’t take any chances with this one"

I took in a tiny breath at the sound of Officer Mayer’s voice He sounded so pleased with his, co but air

"Give her one of the shots I’ a short leash on this one, boys"

A needle pricked e to screaht away I ake, and I could hear the bustle of hu to, I think," an unfa secure?" Officer Mayer asked

"Yes" There was the sound of jiggling chains, and I felt theainst my wrist "All set"