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He outlined his plan, and the boy listened without interruption
When Bryce finished, Travis said only, "Will it work?"
"It has to, doesn’t it?" Bryce said
Chapter 43
In the main basehtner stood on opposite sides of the gurney on which rested the body of Brian Murdock
"The whole face is stoved in," Jarmillo said
"Cody had to stop him"
"Of course"
"You or I would have done the same"
"Perhaps not so aggressively"
"Or perhaps htner said
Jarmillo looked up fro of any kind "
"How htstick?"
"We don’t have ti we have to accoht, that wouldn’t be an efficient use of tiuess"
"Not htner repeated "Not many He did what he had to do"
"And efficiently The problehtner said
"We can’t be sure of that"
"If someone saw, they would have told a nurse, an orderly, they would have wanted us to call the police"
"Not if they’re suspicious of … all of us"
"Why suspicious? Even dogs can’t sht not mimic as well as we think we do Maybe the "
"If one of them saw, he’ll soon be dead anyway"
Jaret this done"
"And no one at the scene thinks he was obsessing?"
"No one"
Jarmillo considered the situation for a moment None of the hospital patients had phone service Cell phones and text- one excuse or another No one in the building could leave without either being returned to his roo dealt with as Cody had dealt with Murdock They had hoped to begin delivering the patients to the Builders after visiting hours But if so, and if he had a visitor, they risked exposure if that visitor left the hospital
"Midday visiting hours are over?" Jar hours are … ?"
"Fros for us, but we’ll have to prevent the evening visitors fro They’ll all have to be rendered to the Builders, as well"
"We’ll need soive you three more deputies"
"Then we’ll be fine"
Jarmillo turned his attention once ht call Cody obsessive"
"And I think," Lightner said, "you seehtner’s eyes again After a mutual silence, he said, "For the Cohtner replied
Chapter 44
Jocko’s big moment The first people he’d ood impression To be liked To be accepted as a fellow A the Just a sle his ears No! No, no, no! That old woled his ears, she beat him with a trash can And threw the cat at hiht hand in greeting, he went to Deucalion "I ales Jocko pirouettes Jocko is a monster like you but not as pretty Jocko is ireat acquaintance"
Deucalion’s hand was so large that he only used his thuer to shake Jocko’s hand But it still counted as a shake
So far so good
He went next to Carson O’Connor "I am Jocko Jocko cartwheels Jocko writes poetry Jocko used to eat soap But he doesn’t anymore Bowel problerimaced when she shook Jocko’s hand But she didn’t recoil Didn’t spit at him He didn’t think she’d throw a cat even if she had one Very nice A nice lady
"Ms Carson O’Connor, if you please Jocko apologizes for his nasty hand It is cold Clammy Sticky But Jocko assures you, it is clean"
"I’m sure it is," she said "Please just call o this well Jocko wasan impression Jocko was alhted to see you again"
She looked confused "Again?"
"Jocko met you briefly New Orleans A warehouse roof In a thunderstorun Another lifetime"
Michael Maddison accepted Jocko’s outstretched hand
"I a cinnamon roll in one bite Jocko collects funny hats with bells"
He shook his head All the little bells rang on his hat
"Jocko is enchanted to see you again"
"Forgive s were going wrong with Victor’s people So wrong Strange things Jocko was a strange thing that rong Jocko grew inside Jonathan Harker"
Harker had been one of Victor’s New Race The replicant of a police detective In the homicide department with Michael and Carson
"Jocko was sort of a kind of a tumor But with a brain And hope Hope for a better life Freedoo to Disney World one day That’ll never happen Still, one can dream Anyway, Jocko burst from Harker’s chest"
They remembered Eyes wide Jocko was happy they remembered
"Jocko has Harker’s memories But is not Harker Jocko lived for a while in sewers Ate bugs to survive So tragic But kinda tasty Then Jocko ood"