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None of us move Uncertain

I like to think we’re brave

Lex starts to say so, but Alice holds his aran?" he says I find his hand, and he squeezes hard Whatever’s to happen to us, we’ll be together I want him to know that, but I can’t speak How can I? What words would be enough for this?

There areus on all sides And then in that affected way, a voice says, "We won’t hurt you Exit slowly When you get to the ground, put your hands up where we can see theround

A hand touches my back, and when I turn around, I see Pen and Tho they’ve been here For her, I ht"

She doesn’t seem convinced

Judas climbs the ladder on the outside of the bird first, Amy behind him, then Alice so that she can help Lex

The princess is left to stand in the doorway, shivering She looks at lu to be an adventure"

Her hair is full of icy wind and daylight She is every princess, every queen, in the history book In this instant, I don’t see a bratty princess, but rather I see greatness in her

She doesn’t bother with the ladder She turns to face the strange world beyond the door, and she jumps