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I realized di ht into my face

I blinked up at him "What?" I said blankly

"What the hell was that horrific sound?" he demanded

"Horrific? It wasn’t horrific It’s theit" I glanced around the room for confir wrong with Barrons’s hearing, notat me as if I was crazy "Oh, colanced at Jada "Wasn’t it rimly "It made me want to die"

I frowned at Dancer

"Ditto," he said roughly "That was pure hell"

I looked back at Barrons, who nodded, then at Christian and Ryodan, who nodded in turn

"Made htly

I shot Ryodan a look "What did itlook and said carefully, "Like I was having a hard tiot the lea I had

I frowned down at thewhat in the world it was, and why only I could hear the exquisite melody it played

We wrapped up a little over an hour later, having acco to letit by the lab the next day Everyone agreed that it shouldn’t be permitted out of my or Barrons’s hands, as Cruce had clearly coveted it and could easily take it froain tomorrow but I want to hear it atto it Any frequency that has such a profound effect demands further inquiry It felt like the Devil’s tritone to an exponential degree," he toldas he reflected on it He paused at the door, ready to leave, and glanced back at Jada, a save hi cah he tried to quickly conceal his disappointment, it was evident for all to see

Ryodan said, "I don’t need you tonight after all, Jada Go with hilared daggers at hi happy again