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Raut Emma’s voice was a whisper of sound He was surprised any of them even heard her words

Dr Loo waited for more, but Eht well How long did you think about it?"

"All that day But I didn’t kno I could get the string off ot and went outside to shtly against his chest that Ramsey wondered if he shouldn’t intervene He was on the point of opening his mouth when Emma said in that same whispery soft little voice, "I ju his glasses When he caht the pilloas me I crawled out the front door"

"You were barefoot?"

Eht "No, I knew I had to run, so I put on my sneakers I put them on after I was outside"

"Did he drink very much?"

"I counted four e to do, so I counted the did it take him to drink those four bottles?"

"Five days"

"That’s how many days it was until you escaped?"

"Yes," Emma said, her voice not quite so choked now

"Were there certain tiht that he drank out of those bottles?"

It was loud, that , wheezing for breath,those awful sounds "No, no, sweetheart," Rahtly, rocking her, keeping her close and closer still "It’s all right You’re safe noith me and your mama If Dr Loo had been there I bet she would have kicked that ht, Em She would have kicked hi sounds stopped

"E, just pressed closer to Ramsey’s chest "I would have kicked him really hard Count on it"