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Bryson leaned back in his chair and folded his are business deal "I do feel sorry for that Jackson Porter kid That’s gotta suck, to have your brain vacuumed out and replaced with someone else’s But it’s not your fault All we can do is try to stop it fros first We need to find out , and try to end it Right?"

"Right," Michael answered He liked that Focus on the future That was all he could do Not for the first ti his story, he wondered if he should irlfriend, Gabriela But for so question," Bryson said "What do we do next? The Trifecta to Dissect-ya has reunited in all its glory We’ve got a wild and crazy co over people’sus if we don’t help him"

"Which," Sarah added, "is not an option"

Bryson nodded "Not an option"

"I was so focused on finding you guys," Michael said, "I’o to the VNS, but it’s kind of weird that Agent Weber was at the tree house Why did she run away?"

Sarah let go of Michael’s hand, then leaned forward on her elbows "Maybe that’s all the o to her I y It was like she just didn’t want to be discovered"

"And aren’t they the good guys?" Bryson asked "They wanted you--us--to find Kaine in the first place"

It was Michael’s turn to scoff at soood that turned out"

"Well, you got a body, didn’t you?"

Michael couldn’t tell if he was being serious ora really bad joke He didn’t kno to respond Before his silence could beco sound He looked down to see that the table was trely The table legs screeched on the pavement below

Sarah and Bryson had the sa at the table as if it had been possessed by a demon Michael had scooted his chair back and was ready to push hined up for death by earthquake?