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Drake turned on Ja trapped like an aniuess"

Drake cursed "Where’s Caine, then?"

"He’s on some island, like, where these rich dudes lived in the old days"

Worse and worse

No NoBetter and better

Drake grinned Neither of the big poas around to stop hied "I don’t know, man, I don’t follow that scary dyke around town"

"No," Drake chided ly "We mustn’t diss people because of what they are" He took Ja to kill her but not because of what she is, right? I’ood with that, Jamal?"

Jamal was as tense and stiff as a board He runt

"You doith ht in Jamal’s "I want to hear it from you"

He watched as a curtain dropped behind Jao murder some people," Drake said cheerfully and released Jamal’s face

Drake walked half a block and stopped

"Not now," he groaned He cursed extravagantly, but already he was changing Metal braces forrew flabbier

"Brittney’s co," Drake snarled "But I’ll be back, Jamal Don’t for--"

Sam, Dekka, and Jack had stopped for a meal a half mile from Hunter’s camp Some cooked fish that seon jerky

They’d thought about just going to sleep, but no one had wanted to The horror was far too fresh Sleep would only ain

In the dark they could only et the expedition done The high spirits were gone Fear and loathing tracked the well behind when Sa tih brush Talking, talking about anything but Hunter’s sad cries

It had started with Sa that he had been very, very drunk Froone to his relationship with Astrid, which he did not want to talk about Any thought of Astrid was laced with pain and loneliness What he had done to Hunter, what he had seen happening to Hunter, filled hi to be with Astrid They had been through so much already Howwould be all right? How many times had she kissed hi down into depression?