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The drugstore seemed to swirl once more into noisy life An older man walked past and frowned at them, and Theta and Memphis pulled their hands back and were quiet

A TERRIBLE CHOICE

Evie and Jericho were having a late lunch in the Bennington’s dowdy dining roohts Her chin balanced on one fist, she stared, unseeing, at her coffee, which she had been stirring ood ten minutes

"So I shot theEvie’s attention

"Interesting," Evie said without looking up

"And then I took his head, which I keep under my bed"

"Of course," Evie muttered

"Evie Evie!"

Evie looked up and s"

"Oh, I pos-i-tute-ly am, Jericho!"

"What did I just say?"

Evie gave him a blank stare "Well, whatever it was, I’m sure it was very, very smart"

"I just said I shot a man in the back and took his head"

"I’m sure he deserved it Oh, Jericho, I’ there’s a connection between this John Hobbes fellow and our murders"

"But why?"

Evie couldn’t tell hi, and without that, there really wasn’tthat there were soo that were si but reo back to the library…"