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In the shocked quiet, Sam said, "Brittney, can you tell us--"

"I think I’ her arm back down to her side

"Okay," Saht" He looked at Taylor "Bounce over to Brianna’s Tell her we’re cohed Brianna would not be thrilled by this But Saly loyal to him

"This doesn’t leave this room," Sam said

"More secrets, Saround "People are scared enough," he said

"You’re asking a lot, Sammy boy," Howard said "After all, I’ me to keep this from my fellow council members I don’t need Astridoperation," Sam said "I’ll mess up your life"

"Ah," Howard said sure this all out," Sa"

Howard laughed "You mean…"

"Don’t," Sahed and crossed his heart "I swear I won’t be the first to use the ‘Z’ word" Then in a stage whisper he said, "Zom--beee"

"She’s not a zombie, Howard Don’t be an idiot "She obviously has soenerate If you think about it, it’s not that different froether, and she was torn up e buried her"

Howard laughed "Uh-huh Except so her way up out of a grave"

Sa behind hio Just another stroll with a dead person

Little Pete woke up

Dark Dark was good Light filled his brain with too much

It was quiet Good Sounds made his head hurt

He had to be quiet hiht and noise and touching and pain and panic and it would all co hi him

Then he would have to shut down He would have to turn it all off Hide froaaht and no sound and no touch, he could hold on, for just a

He knehere the ga to him so softly so as not to upset him

Nemesis, it called him

Ne to lose herself in the book She had a s in the FAYZ

She lit a cigarette in the candle and sucked the s, really, how quickly she had becoarettes and vodka The bottle was half e there on the floor beside her bed It hadn’t worked, hadn’t helped her sleep

Lana searched her e But it was not with her For the first time since she had crawled up out of that mine shaft