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Sam:

I’ to try to kill the Darkness I’d explain what that means, but I don’t even know I only know that it’s the scariest thing you can iuess that’s not too helpful

I had no choice It had its hooks into , I don’t knohat But whatever it is, I can’t let it happen

Hopefully I’ll be fine If not, take care of Patrick Cookie, too

—Lana

“I knew she was having souilty “I didn’t know about this, though I et back out to the desert”

“That would be putting a convenient spin on your own sneakiness, Quinn,” Astrid had snapped

“She brought up the gold to htfully, not at all intiestion So I juinally Maybe e need to think about is whether Lana is working with this creature”

“No,” Quinn said

Everyone waited for hied and repeated, “No” And then he added, “I don’t think so”

“We need Lana,” Saloo this thing Friend or enemy, we need Lana”

“Agreed,” Albert said, as though the conversation were one between hi what to do For a guy who had been caught breaking various rules, Albert didn’t seem too worried

But then he wouldn’t, would he? Edilio reflected He had food Food was power now Even Astrid wasn’t really going after Albert, although she obviously didn’t like him much

“We need to knohat this creature is,” Albert said

Sa, who had been ordered to re?”