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“Two, and if you argue anymore, I’ll show you just how cold and hard I can be”

With the deal done, Sam looked over at Dekka “You ready?”

“I am,” she said

“Let’s do it”

Dekka raised her hands high over her head She aie of the melon field

Suddenly, in a rush, melons, vines, and a cloud of dirt rose into the air, a dark pillar Wor cloud

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“This is going to feel good,” he muttered

Blazing fire shot in two green-white bolts from his palms

Melons exploded like soggy popcorn Vines crisped Clods of dirt smoked and melted in midair

The wor open from the super-heated stea up like ash curlicues, like Fourth of July snakes Some did a little of each

Sa anywhere he saw rew so hot, it glowed red and forma

“Okay, Dekka, let go!” Sam yelled

Dekka released her hold Gravity worked again And the wholepillar fell back to earth It sent up a shower of sparks as it crashed So too close yelped as they were hit by droplets of as almost lava

Sam and Dekka both backed away hastily, but too late to save Sah his jeans and sizzled a teardrop-shaped spot onto his thigh