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I waited for hi in ra back "Project Ja hi all of the Reds they took from the camps So you can see why…" He cleared his throat "You can see why the League would be interested in finding any particularly dangerous kids for their own"

I shookined--of all the things I thought had happened to those kids--this was too insane for me to have ever dreamed up

"How could they force the hollow to ree?"

"What other choice do they have?" Clancy asked "They werewould happen to their faram to make them think that they were needed and cared for absolutely Beforetheram to ensure that they would be cared for--better than if they had been in camps, at least" He shook his head "Don’t be afraid for theet out from under ht; there’s that

"Ruby"

I looked up, feeling cold down to uts

"Letto brush the hair off my cheek The clenched mass of nerves in my stomach eased at the touch, and I felt what few suspicions I had left about hi We were the same, in the ways thatto offer him in return

"No one will be able to hurt you or change you if you can fight them off," he said, softly

It wasn’t depression that drove me forward--it wasn’t even self-pity It was a pure, distilled strand of hatred, weaving its way through ht the Slip Kid would be able to help h I needed him to help me protect my future When I spoke, my words burned the air between us

"Teach me"

TWENTY-THREE

JUST BECAUSE CLANCY had all that power, it didn’t e to hts of others had been born with a personality that naturally drew people to hiive me a tour of the camp