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Ghastek paused So place in his ood choices If he let the body get away, he would have to explain to Roland how a djinn kidnapped Rowena and how he had wasted several va to kill it but had nothing to show for it If he claimed the body, he would have to explain to Roland why he’d attacked a knight of the Order, broken about half a dozen laws, and generated a quickly rising o for the body The value of a corpse possessed and transforal proble up et bloody

Ghastek raised his hand The undead leaned forward as one

"Stay next tocloser and closer A fleet of Biohazard and PAD vehicles turned the corner, filling up the street Ghastek stared at theal depart About the size of a pluave no indication he heardfrom host to host in an attempt to acquire a "

Nick rode off without saying a word

"Fuck"

"Did you expect gratitude?" Toakasa asked

"No I expect hiiant" I’d have to find Luther He would at least listen to reason

A wolanced at it A bill for eighty-two thousand dollars "What the hell is this?"

"The cost of the destroyed vampire," the journeywoman chirped "Have a nice day"

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I REFUSED TO leave until the earring had been found It took four hours for Biohazard to sift through the gory carcass, quarantining each section of the corpse they had ree of the Mole Hole and watched them do it Julie fell asleep in the car For a while the People’s lawyers and Biohazard’s lawyers squabbled over ould get the earring when it was finally found, but eventually they too grew quiet and just watched

Biohazard techs gingerly placed it into a box carved from a cube of salt, which was then placed into a plastic box lined with volcanic rock Volcanic rock had been exposed to such high teically it was found to be inert and iic

The techs sealed the box and then Nick proot any ht here He earing a biohazard containment suit, and he’d taken his helmet off to talk "It needs to be examined and studied"