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"Sent her? Who sends Brianna out to get into a fight? She goes on her own Anyway, it’s not like you’ve left us with anyone else"

Albert had the decency not to say anything to that

"You know, you guys put e I didn’t want to be in charge Sarief," Edilio said "You two, especially" He pointed at Albert and Astrid "So, okay, Astrid takes over And then Astrid finds out it’s not so et the dumb wetback to do the job"

"No one ever--," Astrid protested

"And , okay, that e, be thedecisions; Albert’swe need to find hters off into the countryside Now I’ht a war,’ but you sent oose chase"

"The water situation’s worse than you realize," Albert said

"Listen to yourself, man!" Edilio exploded "Why don’t I knohat the water situation is? Because you run all that and you don’t tellon and then you send Sam off on a nice walk You know, Albert, you want so bad to be the big o deal with Drake? Why are you coun on Albert when Taylor suddenly appeared in the room Everyone jumped about six inches

"Jeez, would you stop that?" Howard yelled "Give me a heart attack"

"Hunter’s dead," Taylor said without prea up out of hi hi and Dekka prayed with him and he tried to fry his own brain just like he did with Harry only I guess it didn’t work, I guess he couldn’t do it, so Sam" She sed "Anyone have some water?"

"What about Sam?" Astrid demanded

"He did it for him Sam I mean, heHunter was, you knowso Sa her hands, like Sa his power

Astrid closed her eyes and crossed herself

"Rest in peace," Edilio said and crossed himself as well

"Sam burned the boy?" Howard asked Then, bitterly sarcastic said, "Yeah, you all pray to Jesus Because Jesus is really providing a lot of help here Sounds towhat had to be done"