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"Those suits you’re wearing," she says "I think I’ve seen those before"

Logan is perturbed Has someone else been here? "When was that, do you think?"

"Don’t remember" She purses her lips "I doubt they’re very coh It’s not really my business"

More time passes The pail is nearly full

"Now, I don’t believe we got your naan says to the woman

"My name?"

"Yes What are you called?"

It is as if the question les her gaze toward the sea Her eyes narrow in the bright oceanic light "No one around here to call lances at Nessa, who nods cautiously "But surely you have a na has returned NotMysterious notes, almost tuneless but not quite

"Did Anthony send you?" she asks

Once again, Logan looks at Nessa Her face says that she, too, has made the connection: Anthony Carter, the third naan tenders "Is he around here?"

The woman frowns at the absurdity of this question, or so it seeo"

"Is he a friend of yours?"

Logan waits for le rose between her thu, brittle and brown From the pocket of her dress she removes a small blade and clips the stem at the first tier of leaves and drops the wilted blooan says

She stops

"Is that you? Are you…A, alards him for a moment, expressionless, then frowns as if puzzled "You’re still here"

Where would they have gone? "Yes," says Nessa "We came to see you"