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Dress

She smiled at the ease hich she retrieved the inforown off the chair beside her bed The slippery rust-colored fabric felt soft and wonderful against her rough-skinned hands

Silk She was thrilled at how quickly the word came to her The moment she touched the fabric, she knehat it was called Silk She focused all of her le word "Tree" She frowned No Not correct She refused to give up, she tried again and again Minutes ticked by, slowly, irritatingly

"Broom Clock Silk"

She grinned It had taken time-but as time? She wasn't stupid She wasn't

All she needed was help Just a little But who could help her? Maeve was lost and Ian was gone

The answer came to her so suddenly, she wondered why she hadn't seen it before

She leapt off the bed and ran for the door, pounding

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on the hard wood She wanted to yell for Andrew, but the words wouldn't come

She stopped when she heard footsteps outside her door "Selena, is that you?" came a soft, male voice

"Andrew?" Unlock the door I need your help She tried to force out the words "HelpSelena"

The doorknob turned Selena stu open Outside, in the shadowy hallway, stood a cluster of people Edith, Maeve, the queen And Andreas in the middle

"What is it, lassie?" Edith said, breathing heavily, wiping her fleshy hands on the floury front of her apron

Selena knehat she meant to ask for, but she couldn't find the words Theof the crowd Selena closed her eyes and staed