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"Le"

The Enforcersounds, a sort of machine speech, maybe

"He’s just trash," the Inspector replied with a shrug

The Enforcer loosened its tentacle and the an’s apprehension eased It looked like they were o, but before she could finish that thought, the tentacle coils constricted The man screa of bones

She barely contained a screa like she could voore, death, plenty of blood--but nothing like this

A glance at Cade showed he’d gone pale and looked likely to be sick hirip on her wrist would leave bruise ht of the streetla the crushed body that flopped like a rag doll in the middle of the street The Inspector and his mechanical left it behind, discarded, just like the trash the Inspector had proclaian said, "Cade--"

"Shhh," he said, and pointed

Gray fored froan whispered

"Ghouls"

The Ghouls surrounded the body, picked it up, and carried it away into the night

"Someone at the university will pay thean shuddered It had all happened so fast

"I am sorry," Cade said

"For--for what?"