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"Okay, next ti else," Caine said

The little procession--Drake, Penny, and Diana, with a baby in her ar on down the road

"So she had the baby," Saratulations?"

"We lost the element of surprise," Caine said "They’ll be ready"

As if to make the point, Drake, now even with the next Sahed, and snapped his whip The laugh carried So did the crack

"Why didn’t they finish us?" Sa crazy, will you just accept it?" Caine said

"It’s the FAYZ"

"It was the baby The baby stopped Drake I was choking and he was behind ood a hold as he had on me, if I’d thrown him or pushed hiht at o"

Sam wasn’t sure if he believed it or not But the days of doubting a story just because it sounded crazy were over

"They’re heading for the barrier"

"Maybe it really will open?"

"Maybe," Sa up your people, King Caine"

A screaive Quinn a good story," Caine said dryly "My legacy and all"

"Penny first," Sa

THIRTY-SEVEN

3 MINUTES

GAIA LAUGHED AND Diana couldn’t help laughing, too They’d passed a burning house with kids lurking as near as they could get to the light without burning

Penny had done so house

Diana was horrified until Gaia laughed And then Diana couldn’t help but laugh, too It was funny, in a way

Gaia had a sense of hu to see it in an infant Diana credited herself, her genes Gaia had gotten that froht that shone froh to draw people like , needing that light, needing it after so long in the hopeless pitch-black

They came, and when they did Drake would whip thee

Gaia laughed and clapped her hands A how fast she learned

The barrier would be broken and Diana and her baby girl would be free They could go to the zoo Or as that place kids went for pizza and gaames and eat pizza And watch TV in… They would find a house Who could stop them, really? With Drake and Penny as their servants Hah! Servants