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"We don’t," Rowena said

"If so that we view as crucial arises," Ghastek said, "we file a petition"

The phone rang Ghastek picked it up "I said holddown and held the phone out "It’s for you"

I took it

"Blossoic washed over me, as if solory rained down on me The sheer monumental power of it took --probably on that damn tower--because the last time I spoke to him, he took the time to tone it down and the impact of his words wasn’t quite so cosmic

I pressed the speaker button and put the phone down I wanted both hands free in case so juht is brighter," my father said

Rowena froze, completely still like a statue Julie pulled a piece of chalk out of her pocket, drew a protective circle on the floor, and sat in it At the other end of the rooate the effect of Roland’s voice Yeah, good luck with that

"How have you been?""If you build a tower in Lawrenceville, I will sround it stood on"

Ghastek put his hands over his eyes and pressed them into his face I couldn’t tell if it was from frustration or terror

"We should have this conversation in person I knohy don’t we go out to dinner?"

What? "No"

"When I first awakened, a few years before the Shift, I used to frequent this low-key chain of restaurants, with a wide variety on the menu I can’t quite recall the name but it had a fruit and an insect"

Ghastekatto keeptech was a lot easier "I consider the tower to be a declaration of war You are preventing reerabbed a piece of paper off his desk and drew furiously

"I would love to see you"

Ghastek held up his drawing It was a butt with a bee flying over it What?

"I haven’t spoken to you in over one hundred days"