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"I kept that inforoing around us instead of flowing over us I put et her out

"I tried to protect you, Hallie" Teague’s voice trehed without s for me You’ve never cared for me the way a ive birth to me; you bred me"

"I created you"

The smell of manure blended with the sounds of livestock, all of it too close

"Hal, we’ve gotta go It’s growing too fast to--"

The rip world ue

I did the only thing I could

I followed

Chapter 20

Hallie

Suddenly, I was staring up at a bright blue sky rather than the gray one that had been there ten seconds ago

A crowd of rips gathered, staring at me, just like ones we’d encountered in the alley in the French Quarter

Two seconds later,to the Saint Charles side of the park, dodging in and out of crowds It oing to try

"Hallie, stop!"

I paused to look over ive her that "Enjoying the early nineteenth century? Because there’s a good chance it’s about to enjoydirection The first rip caught me just outside the international exhibition

The boy was Chinese He sat beside a merchant, presu crates and cataloged the

"But I don’t understand why anyone would treat a hue that wasn’t my own, yet was I understood it, and the source of the pain in his chest

"There are slaves in China" Father speaks with a discordant note, not to admonish me, but to teach , but almost every culture has a race that they treat as halfrese this contempt" I make the vow to myself and to ht you here, to America To see the different ways people live, and so you can choose your own path Kindness is always the answer Turn your inner concerns outward, and live for others rather than yourself"

My father grins and holds up a tiny golden Buddha "It doesn’t hurt if you sell the the way"

When I opened round, on e my body, and she was afraid "Your face …"

I didn’t have tiht What I sahen I looked around rockedus Not ed forward to stare Even though they drifted closer to me than her, they still hovered, unable to keep their eyes in one place Unable to make a decision

"Do you see that?" I asked her softly "They can’t decide if they want to pick ht not be activated, but you’re still an Infinityglass"

"Maybe But you’re the powerful one" She said the words loudly, like she wanted to make sure they could hear And then she pointed "She’s the powerful one"

The rips knew their best option, and now they were advancing I felt the pull, but it wasn’t as strong as usual I guessed I had so to thank my mother for after all, even if it was only a momentary distraction

I ain split their focus between us Myas I could Then I caught sight of Dune

He approached us at a run, grabbing ive in, Hallie"