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She wondered how much The Powers That Be in the FAYZ--Saht about the outside world’s vieas going on The reality in the FAYZ eirder than the lookers could iine This wasn’t just a bunch of kids trapped in a bubble; it was an unprecedented event in the history of the planet The barrier wasn’t the only thing separating inside fros could happen here that just flat could not exist out there

For exairl able to heal with a touch

"Yeah, let’s not even start thinking about that," she told herself She looked at Taylor, a pretty girl with dead eyes and golden skin and black hair like a sheet of rubber "Are you more like a plant?"

No answer

"Are you made out of Play-Doh?"

There came a soft knock at the door "Can I come in?"

"Why not?" she answered sourly

Sanjit stepped in "Any change?"

Lana shook her head "What if she isn’t an animal? If she was a plant, ould we do if anted to try and reattach a broken ste sharp one"

"A plant?"

He fetched the knife

"Now, hold her stump," Lana said

Sanjit shuddered "You know, Lana, that’s one of those phrases I could have gone‘Hold her stump’" He had seen a lot in his life and dealt with soave hi over Lana’s legs, and took hold of the stuan to shave off a thin slice of the stump Taylor turned her head to watch, but there was no evidence it was causing her any pain or concern Sanjit, on the other hand, was turning green

Lana rena She held it to the light, inspecting it critically Then she laid it aside and took a similar slice froether

"Get me some duct tape," Lana said

"Some what?"

"Some tape," she said impatiently "Tape Staples Whatever"

It took Sanjit twenty minutes, and he ca to Velcro this?"

"It’s adhesive-backed It’s like tape I couldn’t find tape I found a stapler, but this will be better Also less disturbing"

"Wiarette fro the hand and the arether--and lit it

Then he rolled out a foot of Velcro, cut it, and carefully taped the body parts together