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"Jericho?" Evie asked, her voice still sleep-caked

"What happened, Evie?"

"You were shot Unc and I got you back here," she said carefully "Jericho, what’s in those blue vials?"

"How many did it take?"

"Three"

"Did I… did I hurt you or Will?"

"No," she lied "Jericho, please"

"You won’t understand," he said softly

"Please stop telling me that"

"You won’t"

"I won’t unless you tell me"

"The infantile paralysis There was no h s, then s They put me in the metal coffin and told me I’d be in it for the rest of my life Trapped I’d never breathe on ain Never touch anyone" His gaze flicked over the curve of Evie’s body "Never do a thing but stare up at that ceiling till I died After the war, there were soldiers co Men blown apart They had a secret innovation they were trying--the Daedalus progra back"

"What sort of innovation?"