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"This should do the trick," he agreed "The s are even ht shouldn’t be visible outside Noe just need to find multiple entry points"

We deterh the basement apartment entrance under the front steps and fro, as well as the e’d co from farther down the block required aupstairs and over an occupied apart down the main stairs where we’d entered We saved that entrance and another entrance in the middle of the block for ourselves because they were more complicated to explain Owen made note of the addresses and directions for the other entries so he could give the location to Mac and Earl in the

Perdita wasn’t quite her usual chipper self when I stopped by forcoffee the next day "Do you have any idea e’re getting out of here?" she asked

"We’re working on some plans," I told her

"Good, because I’ your assistanta waitress I bet you like your job better than working in a bookstore, too, huh? Or do you even see the bookstore? What is this like for you, since et it How could they have enchanted you?"

I was surprised it had taken her so long to get around to thinking of that "I actually got a dose of o It was an accident I don’t haveto learn to use what I’ve got"

"Oh, that’s where you were going with all those ‘ers "I just thought you were getting it on with Owen somewhere, since you came back all flushed and excited"

I restrained a groan I’d suspected that hat she was thinking "I was just excited about practicing ic had a lot to do with ht have happened if they hadn’t been able to iht have locked ic wasn’t supposed to work on hiic restored his powers"

"I thought he wasn’t evil"

"He’s not evil He’s just not har anything bad in the last feeeks, have you?"

"No" She dragged the word out like she wasn’t sure, and I tried not to sigh in frustration If her reaction was any indication, Oould practically have to sacrifice hi us all to prove he wasn’t as evil as his parents

Even though oods in paper sacks, it was difficult to concentrate when I was thinking of that night’s athered the day-old bakery products that ould have throay I hoped thattoo rancorous At least I’d have so I’d regret

Oorking late at the store, so I went home by myself and then had to kill hours before it was ti over to visit a friend who’d ht breakup distress call and headed out with ave et there before everyone else did

The gray guys had stopped staking outht address, I went up the front steps and ically unlocked the door That took me a couple of tries It used to be such a simple spell, but now it left me so drained that I had to pause in the vestibule and eat a cookie before I could make it up the stairs to the e ht, so I was glad I’d allowedspell took so ht, and a flashlight lad to reach the doorway to the stairwell that led to the basement, where I didn’t have to worry about hoalked

As early as I was, Owen had beaten lobe ofat his feet "I wanted toplace," he explained "I ht have been able to call it off if it had been compromised"