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‘Back to your rooirl behind hier heard the rustle of a dress, and a door closed abruptly

Basta’s knife was still at his throat, but just as he was about to let the tip of it wander a little higher the Magpie seized his araht, the boss said ere to bring him in uninjured’ Flatnose’s voice ht of this order

Basta let the knife wander over Dustfinger’s throat one last tiain

‘What a shaer felt the man’s breath on his own skin Basta’s breath sirl he’d once wanted to kiss had told hiretted it, but ever since then Basta chewed pepperood sport, Dustfinger,’ he said as he stepped back, still holding the closed flick-knife

‘Take hio and tell Capricorn’

‘Did you know the boss is very angry with your er as he and Basta dragged him between them ‘She was always quite a favourite of his’

For a split second Dustfinger felt aliven hiht to have asked her for help Never

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A Quiet Voice

She liked his tears so er and let them run over it

Her voice was so low that at first he could notthat she thought she could get well again if children believed in fairies

JM Barrie,