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"I don’t have it"

"Sure, Dean, sure"

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"So you’re not going to change your story, Dean?" Green my calls So that means you knohere it is, but you don’t have it yet"

For so many years he’d buried that name Dean Allen wasn’t supposed to exist There was a reason he’d given it up

"Tell you what," Greenet the Greywaren and call ht confirmation number back here Or I tell your brother where you are"

Hold still, Dean

Logic say from the Gray Man Very quietly, he said, "I told you about him in confidence"

"I paid you in confidence Turns out he’s eager to knohere you are," Greenmantle said "We had a chat, Dean Says he lost touch with you in theto finish"

The Gray Man turned off the television, but voices still huround

"Dean," Green froreereement with the hand that held it

"Two days is plenty of time, Dean," Greenmantle said "See you on the other side"

For twenty-one hours, Adam Parrish and the Gray Man slept While they slept without dreas clins warned would-be parallel parkers to rethink their choices In the suburbs, fireworks were bought and dreamt Doors were locked and, later, busted open At 300 Fox Way, Adahteen Calla was called into her office toa break-in At Mon, a white Mitsubishi with a set of keys in the ignition and a knife graphic on the side appeared in the parking lot overnight It bore a note that read, This one’s for you Just the way you like it: fast and anony "I think he needs to co his leather bracelets, dropped the to ter three balls"

It was the sort of joke he normally made for Noah But Noah wasn’t there

Back at the psychics’ house, Adas over the sofa, walked into the kitchen where he drank four glasses of poranate juice and three cups of one of theteas, thanked Maura for the use of her couch, and then got into his tri-colored car and drove away, all within the space of ten minutes

Fifteen minutes after that, Maura reported, Persephone ca and a pair of sensible boots with three-inch heels and laces all the way up her thigh A taxi arrived and she climbed into it It drove away in the same direction as the tri-colored car

Twelve minutes after that, Kavinsky texted Ronan: ballsack Ronan replied: shitstack Kavinsky: co to 4th of July? Ronan: would you stop if you kneas destroying the world? Kavinsky: god that would be awesome

"Well?" Gansey asked

Ronan said, "Wouldn’t bet on the negotiations"

Seven minutes after that, Maura, Calla, and Blue cliet Ronan and Gansey, and headed into the si in the shabby backseat of the shared Fox Way vehicle Perhaps especially when sitting in the backseat of a shabby vehicle He asked, "What is it we’re doing?"

Maura replied, "Action"

Why are we here, man?" Ronan asked His eyes followed Chainsaw as she cantered anxiously across the counter He’d brought her to enough places that new locations didn’t generally faze her for long, but she wouldn’t be truly happy until she’d done a perimeter search She paused to tap her beak on an absolutely darling bird-theodda to The Birds?" Gansey asked "Because I don’t recall any chickens in it It’s been a long tiround kitchen in the basement of the Pleasant Valley Bed and Breakfast Calla searched the cupboards and drawers; her version of Chainsaw’s room check, possibly She’d already discovered a waffle un, and had placed both on the round breakfast table Blue stood at the far doorway, peering around to where her ht; she was as far away froet Next to Ronan, Gansey reached up to brush one of the dark, exposed beaertips He was clearly discomfited by what Maura had told him about Adam on the ride over Ganseys were creatures of habit, and he wanted Adam here, and he wanted Noah here, and he wanted everyone to like hie

Ronan had no idea what he wanted He checked his phone He wondered if Kavinsky really did have three balls

He wondered if Kavinsky was gay He wondered if he should go to the Fourth of July party He wondered where Ada?"

He glanced up "No"

On the counter, Chainsaw tore shreds froers at her and, with an insolent gurgle, she flapped fro a substantial scratch-click as she landed Ronan was abruptly satisfied with her as a dream creature He hadn’t even asked for her His subconscious had just, for once, sent hi homicidal

Gansey asked Calla, "Why are we here?"

Calla echoed, "Yes, Maura, why are we here?"