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My thoughts spiraled, spinning together until they for realization

He’s planned an out

They’re coe the ride

"There’s been a security leak," I told theto cover theht it was--" I turned toward Alice "We thought it was you, or one of the kids working with you But it wasn’t, was it?"

"No, dammit, I told you that!" Alice said

"I know, I’ es for him Shit!"

Escape I let roup that could extract him was his father’s military or some kind of contractor He hadn’t known exactly where the Ranch was, likely, until I’d gone out to Oasis and he’d been able to watch through et back

He’d only need the soldiers to unlock his cell, and then it’d be as easy as co the up the other kids in the Ranch All he’d have to do was slip away

But why hadn’t he just coo such a roundabout way?

"You weren’t in control of yourself?" Dr Gray said "Who was, then?"

I stared at her and I hadher here, to finish what he’d started Only, she’d been right--he would never kill her

He’d have h that I couldn’t keep our bargain

"Lillian, let’s go," Senator Cruz said, "I have to get Rosa--the others--Ruby will follow us, won’t you, Ruby?"

"That’s--" I could see the need to protest this in her eyes, but the senator took her ar her to the door

I ran to the board at the front of the rooe of Thur it at Vida "Please," I said to her and Chubs, "go get the kids, get them out--I need to take care of Clancy, but I’ll be there soon Guys--please! Pull the server and take whatever you can out of the locker"