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The twins lean over in opposite directions to peer around me

‘Is that Raffe?’ asks Dee

‘That is so Raffe,’ says Dum

I start to close the door

‘No, no, no,’ says Dee Both the twins get up and walk fast to the door

‘Raffe, you’re alive,’ says Dum as he pushes the door open

Raffe has his head tilted down, his eyes in the shadow of his cap

‘Of course he’s alive,’ says Dee ‘He’s a warrior All you have to do is look at hi to kill hiht I’d love to take bets on,’ says Dum

‘Don’t be silly, man Godzilla’s all pumped up on nuclear waste How’s a mere mortal supposed to beat that?’

‘He’s not just a ot soulp and his muscles would have irls if we had a few like him in our army,’ says Dee

‘What, you think Penryn’s sister can take on Godzilla instead?’ asks Dum

Dee thinks about it ‘Meh, probably not Maybe her et wide ‘Ooh’

Dee sticks out his hand at Raffe ‘Tweedledee This is my brother, Tweedledue betting’

‘Good to have you here,’ Obi says to Raffe ‘We sure could use a man like you’

‘Oh, he’s no ordinary man, Obi,’ says Dee

I try really hard not to look like a frightened rabbit, but I’ I don’t kno Raffe can escape

‘We can‘The woeratedlyhis hands over his chest and body

‘He doesn’t care about that,’ says Dee ‘He’s a guy who hangs with angels There were tons of girls at the aerie in San Francisco’

I try to reht One of theh, bro,’ says Duels"?’ asks Obi as he gets up from the conference table

My breath refuses to s

‘Reuy were in the hotel Actually talking with angels’