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But Bug had been called that before ever cootten a reputation as the kid ould try anything The nickna parent-teacher conferences at his old school He’d posted the conversations on Facebook, e disability, a bedwetting problem—about half his class

Bug hadn’t just been sent to Coates as punishment; he’d been sent for his own safety

Bug edged nervously away as Drake unlimbered his tentacle, stretched it out, and rewrapped it around hi to get caught out in the open sneaking toward the power plant, he figured Drake would do all the fighting while he hiht he was completely invisible

They left Panda behind with firot back Which was on a back road that went frouys who’d built it couldn’t make up their minds

“We have a good two et to the main road,” Drake said “So keep up”

“I’ complained

“Everybody’s hungry,” Drake snapped “Shut up about it”

They plunged off the road into so because the field was plowed into furrows, so it was hard not to trip So had no idea what, just that it was some kind of plant He wondered if

he could eat it: he was that hungry

Maybe there would be so while he was scoping the place out

They walked in silence Drake was not one for s

The highway’s lights were visible froht lights and not think of busy gas stations, bright Wendy’s and Burger Kings, bustling stores, cars, and trucks Just south of Perdido Beach had been a long strip of such restaurants, plus a Super Target where they sold groceries, and a See’s candy store where…

Bug couldn’t stand it that it was all there, just outside the FAYZ wall If there was an outside anymore

See’s candy Bug would have just about cut off his ear to have five minutes inside that store He liked the ones with nuts in them, especially Oh, and the ones with raspberry creaar ones The ones with caraood, too

All out of reach now His mouth watered His stomach ached