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"I am a student of obscure and unpleasant loops," Millard spoke up "Been a pet hobby for many years"

"Bully for you!" said Addison "Then I suppose you have a way to get past the horde of holloho’ll be guarding their entrances as well!"

Suddenly it felt like everyone’s eyes were on h, and said, "Yeah, in fact, we do"

"We’d better," grumbled Enoch

Then Bronwyn said, "I believe in you, Jacob I haven’t known you too long, but I feel I know your heart, and it’s a strong, true thing--a peculiar heart--and I trust you" She leaned against ed hten

"Thank you," I said, feeling la clucked his tongue "Madness You children have no self-preservation instincts at all It’s a wonder any of you are still breathing"

Emma stepped in front of Addison and tried to shut him down "Yes, wonderful," she said, "thank you for illu aside, I have to ask the rest of you: Are there any objections to e’re proposing? I don’t want anyone volunteering because they feel pressured"

Slowly, tihts are, won’t going there be walking right into their hands? Is that a good idea?"

"It’s a genius idea," Enoch said irritably "The wights are convinced we peculiar children are docile and weak Us co they’d expect"

"And if we fail?" said Horace "We’ll have hand-delivered Miss Peregrine right to their doorstep!"

"We don’t know that," said Hugh "That London is their doorstep"

Enoch snorted "Don’t sugarcoat things If they’ve broken open the prison loops and they’re using them to keep our ymbrynes, then you can bet your soft parts they’ve overrun the rest of the city, too! It’ll be absolutely crawling with thehts would never have bothered co after us in little old Cairnholy In battle you don’t aih the heart!"

"Please," Horacehearts You’ll frighten the little ones!"

"I ain’t scared!" said Olive

Horace shrank into himself Someone muttered the word coward

"None of that!" Ehtened Itvery seriously Because, yes, it will be dangerous Yes, the chances of success are abysuarantee we’ll be able to find the ymbrynes, much less rescue one It’s entirely likely that we’ll end our days wasting away in soast Everyone got that?"

Gri, Enoch?"