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--You’re in aze, I could see the interior of a run-down house, could see Jack there God, I h a plaster wall, then swung around to turn over a table stacked with h the vision, I could feel his frustration, would give anything to ease it

He stormed up to Matthew "You knohere she is, coo-yôn!" he bellowed at the boy "Doan tell me different You’ll find her, just like you did in Requiem"

Matthew turned his head to showfor this to blow over

As if used to it

I noticed Jack wasn’t drinking, and that departure fro else I was seeing

He raked his hand through his hair "Why woan you help irl When his gray eyesto her?!"

Matthew, you haven’t told him I’m safe! Do it now!

--Won’t lie--

Another worry to put on the heap of theone raw, he asked Matthew, "Is that bastardis he hurting her?"

Tell hi time until the storms end! Tell him I’ll meet up with you in a couple of weeks Please, please don’t o insane if this went on forclock onyou to help Jack

--He’s tempted to beat your location out of ht you couldn’t read Dee-vee-oh well

--Doesn’t take a Fool to foresee this! Jack Deveaux talks with fists--

You sound al

--Jack isunexpected--

Unexpected? That was so for a psychic to say Even I didn’t knohat Jack would do if his back was against the wall

And it was Which meant mine was too

--Work on the Reaper, Eet into the sao, I’d hitJack and Matthew, even Finn and Selena And I’d been fed up with this place It hed here, no one conversed or joked It was like a giant tonored Death’s threats--and dire warnings about his privacy--and marched down to chew him out Or seduce him Whatever

Before I could ever reach his off-limits rooms, Cyclops had nipped iven up

Later I’d told Lark, "You’ve got to call off your wolf"

"So you can go snag a paring knife and cut on yourself to reht on that Besides, the wolf isn’t just there as a jailor"

"Because I need protection froen?" He’d had another fit midweek

"Do you think you don’t need it?"

--Death wants Life-- Matthew said --Proximity, seduction, freedo his horse into the barn He’d be in the manor in minutes Do as I ask, Matthew! I sprinted down the steps and along the corridor, barreling into the great roo behind me

I was still out of breath when Death strode in, tall, pu off rain with a towel, his torsodisplay

He scowled to see me, then turned toward his rooms

Undeterred, I tried toto kill me?"

"Not yet, creature"

"Just so you know, boredo me around with a scythe"

Had one corner of his lips curled? The closest Death caather information for my decision"

"What do you expecta brow, he said, "Improve your mind Learn to speak SAT"

His clever co From Death

Then I rehts He genuinely found ht-A student for my entire life" At least until Matthew’s visions had h "Your entire life? And how old are you, little girl? Fifteen?"

I bit out, "Sixteen" God, he had a way of getting under ? It’s not like you need to get better at killing"