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Hunter shook his head “Nothing Nothing, ”

Zil dropped to his knees and touched Harry’s neck “It’s hot His skin is hot”

Hunter backed away “I didn’t do anything, man”

“You freak! Youfreak! You killed him”

“He’s not dead, he’s breathing,” Hunter protested “I didn’t mean to…He jumped between us—”

“It wasto kill,” Zil yelled

“You were going to hit me with that poker!”

“What did you do, ic microwave hands and fry his brains?”

Hunter was looking at his own pal for it not to be true He hadn’t meant…Harry had been his friend…

/>“Oh,mutant freak!”

“I’ll get Lana She’ll save him,” Hunter said “He’ll be okay He’ll be fine”

But as he watched, a ht at the base of his skull The blister was six inches across, as big as an orange, a hairy sac full of liquid

Hunter ran from the room His for freak! Murdering freak!”

Sam was asleep in the extra bedroo in the adjoining bathroom

He was beyond weary, but nevertheless he dragged hirabbed a T-shirt, and tapped at the bathroom door “Hey,” he said