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Finally he poured a drink for Reine-Marie and one for hioddamned play, and read

He had to re supernatural about what he held in his hands Nothing ave it

Ares, then looked over at the bookcases lining their walls crarandparents put up crucifixes and ies of the benediction on their walls, he and Reine-Marie put up books on theirs History books Reference books Biographies Fiction, nonfiction Stories lined the walls and both insulated them from the outside world and connected the the shelves Reading the fa the covers

Renewed, he returned to the play And plowed onward

A few ripping the play so tightly it took an effort to let it go

"Chief?" said Lacoste There was excitement in her voice

"Oui?"

"Can you co"

"About the Leht there"

He asked Reine-Marie to hold dinner for a few

"Invite them back if you’d like," she called after him "There’s plenty"

She was four courses upset and considering an amuse-bouche

"Adarip that was strong and enveloping "A sight for sore eyes"

"Chief," said Adaators on the Lemaitre case?"

"Oh, God no, sir They won’t let ent Cohen "Chief Inspector Lacoste barely lets me leave my desk at headquarters"