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The feeling hit Aut She doubled over, the trowel falling from her hand, and dropped to her hands and knees in the dirt

"A beside her She tried to answer but couldn’t; her breath stopped in her chest

"You hurting so"

At the sa sht in a chair by the door, George’s pistol on the table, his rifle cradled in his lap His first thought was that his own house was burning; he jerked upright, panic pounding through him But, no, the roorabbed the pistol and stepped outside To the west, beyond the ridgeline, the sky was lit with fire

"Please, Miss A; she could not speak Such pain they felt, such terror So many, all at once Her breath unlocked; air flowed back into her lungs

"It’s started"

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Just after daybreak, Caleb shook Pi’s happened at the Tatuht, instantly awake What?

Caleb opened the fingers of both hands andmotion in front of his chest: Fire

Pi with you

Stay here I’ll look

She’sto Dory, of course

Okay, he signed

The children were still out cold While Pi

"What do you think it y, but her eyes were clear

"I don’t know" He pulled the revolver from his waistband and held it out "Keep this handy"