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The men stared for an instant, petrified Then panic broke "Come back,

Lulu!" Honey yelled "Come back!" "Julia!" Billy called hoarsely,

"Julia! Julia! Julia!" He went on calling her name as if his senses had

left him Pete's lips moved Words ca Merrill remained silent; obviously he could not even

whisper; his was the silence of paralysis Addington, on the other hand,

was all voice "Oh, my God!" he cried "Don't leave ela!" His voice ascended on the

scale of hysteric entreaty until he screeched "Don't leave me! Don't

leave me!" He fell to his knees and held out his arms; the tears poured

down his face

The wo themselves above the men's

heads, they fluttered and floated Their faces orking and the

tears flowed freely, but they kept their eyes steadily fixed on Julia,

waiting for coela fly?" she asked And it was as though

her voice came from an enormous distance, so thin and expressionless and

far-away had it beco! Oh, ain this as in their own language and

again it was a word of command But eh the air like a ic fluid The women sank