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On the positive side, Bea seemed very concerned about Uncle Carl And she obviously knehere I was in New York, but had left ed Or perhaps she was such a good con artist that she could even confor her I was about to find out

The house was just as I reia temporarily immobilized me After a few seconds, Iat the table in the exact sao sent an even stronger burst of nostalgia through one back in time

Bea looked veryand weathered Her short blonde hair had ray now, and I noticed a few more lines etched around her mouth Other than that, she looked just the sas of her favorite chocolate bars Although the candy company currently made over a dozen different varieties, she used to buy only two of thes on the table told me that she still did Her favorite chocolate bar, Nuts to You, was loaded with almonds and covered with dark chocolate But when she needed a change, perhaps so Fruit bar Personally, I hated them both because they reminded me of iven to us only e pulled successful cons When we picked a pocket or tricked soarded the lawn bag with a half grin, then sot here" She ju, and let's have a look"

Yep, that's about as wared over the past seven years I'd have gotten ht at the police station

I chuckled sadly to myself over Bea's lack of war wo scored the panda I'er over that

I stopped her halfway up the stairs and broke the silence "Nice to see you again, Beatrix" I eet so beyond her joy over the panda When ere kids, she'd get pretty annoyed if we ever used her full naot older and could defend ourselves, we used it ere feeling brave and defiant Right noasup where we left off I was here to help Uncle Carl, not her