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“They already did it!” Zil cried “It’s the freaks acting all special and like their farts don’t stink”

That earned a laugh

“And now they’re starting to kill us,” Zil cried

Angry cheers

Edilio squared his shoulders and stepped into the crowd He went first to Hank, the kid with the shotgun He tapped hi”

“No way,” Hank said But he didn’t seem too certain

“You want to have that thing fire by accident and blow someone’s face off?” Edilio held his hand out “Give it to me, man”

Zil rounded on Edilio “You going to ot powers, man, and that’s okay, but the normals can’t have any weapon? How are we supposed to defend ourselves from the freaks?”

“Man, give it a rest, huh?” Edilio said He was doing his best to sound h “Zil, you want to be responsible if that gauge goes off and kills Astrid? You want to ht?”

Zil blinked But he said, “Dude, I’m not scared of Sam”

“Sa patience “Anything happens to her, I’ll take you down before Saets the chance”

Zil snorted derisively “Ah, good little boy, Edilio, kissing up to the chuds I got news for you, dilly dilly, you’re a lowly normal, just like me and the rest of us”

“I’ain his cool, trying to sound calh he could hardly take his eyes off the twin barrels of the shotgun “But now I’un”

“No way!” Hank cried, and the next thing was an explosion so loud, Edilio thought a boone off Theoff in his face

Someone yelled in pain