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I checked the guy for the key to the cuffs, found it, and set Poe free

"Do I want to kno you knohat a handcuff key looks like?" he asked

"Nope"

"Let’s move" Poe slipped his knife out of his boot and I followed hi storage Shelves lined the walls fro under his breath "NT27 NT27 NT27--here"

The labeled shelf held a clock lass, with no internal hardware, but wildly spinning hands An astrological chart beside it displayed lit, s in different sizes Solowed

"There" Poe pointed with the knife "To the far left"

A s a pocket watch nestled in black velvet It was the size of a half-dollar, the metal shiny, but not reflective I picked it up It arears on the back were exposed, but that was the only remarkable feature

"I am not impressed At all"

"You don’t have to be" Poe tilted his head toward the open door "Let’s go"

"What about the other stuff?" I pointed to the rings andstar chart "We can’t leave it here"

"What you’re holding was handmade by Nikola Tesla Thanks to his skills, it’s more than a pocket watch--"

"Obviously"

"And," Poe continued, "worthin this roohting your way out of here"

I tucked the watch into my purse, and then I froze Footsteps More than one set

"Too late" I looked at Poe and then handed hiet out"

"Shut up" He grabbed e rooh his options Before I could ask hi, he wrapped his arms aroundpressure closed around s couldn’t take in oxygen; blood didn’t circulate through my veins I was colder than I’d ever been, and then hotter Pressure built up in h

Poe jerked ain All the pressure disappeared, but

I leaned over and retched

"Hallie?" The ti inside my head I opened my eyes and saw distinct variations of color in his irises "Are you okay?"

"What … the hell … was that?"

If he answered, I didn’t hear hiain

Poe’s hand was onin bushes equals okay, then I aathered my fake blue hair to hold it away froround I cuppedthe I sat and putand vision returned to normal, and my stomach ceased the Tilt-a-Whirl I was down to dry heaves now

"What just happened?" I stood up slowly and faced Poe