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-Where? Where should I go?

Bring them to me The ill show you the way

She would She would do it For she had been alone too long, no I but I, and she was filled then with a sorrow and a great desire for others of her kind, that she should be alone no longer

Go into the ht and find the men that I should know theht Who is Amy?

And the voice said, You are

V

GIRL FROM

NOWHERE

You who do not ree froain: whatever

returns from oblivion returns

to find a voice

-LOUISE GLUCK,

"The Wild Iris"

Chapter TWENTY-FOUR

Log of the Watch

Sun

Day 54: No sign

Day 55: No sign

Day 56: No sign

Day 57: Peter Jaxon stationed at FP 1 (M: Theo Jaxon) No sign

Day 58: No sign

Day 59: No sign

Day 60: No sign

During this period: 0 contacts No souls killed or taken Second Captain vacancy (T Jaxon, deceased) referred to Sanjay Patal

Respectfully submitted to the Household,

S C Ra: Peter’s eyes snapped open at the sound of the herd, co, soht: Just a few th But the ainst the rampart, and rested his weary head upon his folded arms, sleep had taken hi above hi without co him His limbs felt heavy and slow, as if his bones had been replaced by tubes of sloshing liquid He took a drink of tepid water and cast his gaze over the edge of the ra slowly fro was I out?"

She squared her shoulders toward hihts without a break You had no business being out here as it was Anybody who says different can take it up withBell sounded Peter and Alicia watched in silence as the gates commenced to retract into their pockets The herd, restless and ready to

"Go ho creere preparing to leave "You can worry about the Stone later"

"I’ to wait for him"

She steadied her eyes on his face "Peter It’s been seven nights Go home"