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"Well," she finally said "I don’t believe a word of it All done on a soundstage I bet Good effects, but the acting sucked Popcorn?"

Beauvoir looked at her, holding out the plastic bowl

He took a handful Then they walked slowly through the blizzard, heads bowed into the wind, across the village green to Peter and Clara’s home Halfway across, he took her arm To steady her, or himself, he wasn’t really sure

But she let hi the light through the storm And once there, they sat in front of the fireplace and ate dinner Together

Arot up too

Gahed "I just need time alone" He looked at his friend "Merci"

He felt nauseous, physically sickened Seeing those young ain Gunned down in dark corridors, again

They’d been under his coainst Chief Superintendent Francoeur’s protests He’d taken theunent Nichol had told hie had said

He’d taken six officers, all he could h He rong

"You can’t do this," Chief Superintendent Francoeur had said, his voice loarning The Chief Superintendent had burst into his office as he’d prepared to leave In his ear Paul Morin was singing the alphabet song He sounded drunk, exhausted, at the end

"Once more please," Gamache said to Morin then whipped off his headset and Chief Superintendent Francoeur i

"You have all the inforlared at Francoeur

"Gleaned fro to act on that?"

"Inforent Lacoste, who’s on her way back She’s co with me, as are six others For your information, here are their names I’ve alerted the tactical squad They’re at your disposal"

"To do what? There’s no way the La Grande da about it on the channels No one has Not the feds, not the A No one’s heard anything Except you and that demented Cree elder"

Francoeur stared at Ga