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Two Chosen arrived, and when a wrist was slit and placed against his mouth, he did what he had to in order to survive

He hoped Axe was doing the same

He didn’t want that kid’s death on his conscience…

Sourney Axe was, too--with no shroud over his face So the e deiven hoeak his voice was

He was rolled over to the guy Axe was naked and patchworked with bandages, an IV running into his ar like ato die?" Rhage asked

Manny put his face within Rhage’s sight "Not if I have anything to do with it That goes for you, too" The surgeon turned away and barked, "Get hie hissed as a buhtly lit ceiling of Manny’s RV Axe was loaded in behind him

"Don’t tell Mary," Rhage said to anyone who

Manny’s face came back "Really You really think that’s an option? I just field-treated you with about a hundred and fifty stitches--and I’ center You think that shit isn’t going to come up in conversation?"

"I don’t want her to worry"

Butch’s puss entered the picture, too--and the Brother was furious "ThenChrist, did you want to die out there--"

Manny put his palht now He can transition to being your punching bag when he isn’t catheterized and can stand up on his oo feet to take a piss"

"Axe saved e said before he went nighty-night

There was soical about Christmas trees

As Mary sat in the library at the mansion, her feet up on the coffee table in front of a crackling fire, aof hot chocolate in her hand, a candy cane between her lips, she stared across at a perfect Douglas fir Decorated with red velvet swaths and gold balls and red and gold lights that twinkled in silence, it was the tradition that she, Beth, John Matthew, Butch, and Manny had all grown up with, a re that helped her connect the two parts of her life story, the before and the after

"There are so many presents under there," Bitty said as she came in with a refill on her cocoa "I have extra marshmallows, by the way? I’ll share?"

"Oh, thanks, butup"

Mary patted the cushion next to her and it see in the world for Bitty to co those Lassiter-healed legs under her bottoain," Mary said as she reached for the re Crosby"

"Ohhhhh … ‘Winter Wonderland,’ " Bitty murmured, "I think this is my favorite"