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“Where is he?” Bobbie asked

“Gone,” the girl said, and then she was gone too Light spilled into the bunk from the door she hadn’t closed The voices and sounds of ainst metal were loud and panicky, but they weren’t battle There wasn’t gunfire The fear and the urge to rabbed Naomi’s heart were still as violent

“You good, Peaches?” Amos asked Clarissa nodded, and pulled her hair back into a ponytail like she was getting ready to go to work There was otten the new medicine If Aht now Heaven Small favors Like that

They piled out into the corridor, and Naomi paused, looked back There were no tools, no ter left behind but traces of hair and DNA Which would be plenty enough to identify them

“Nao out hty quick here We should maybe—”

Sheblankets and pillows and sheets up in her ar Another small favor She shoved them into the makeshift recycler feed at the end of the hall Maybe it wouldn’t make a difference Maybe she’d been foolish to take the time It didn’t matter She’d done what she’d done

A lot of her life was like that now

Saba was at the service doorway that led out to the rest of the station The vast body of Medina that the underground didn’t control His jaas tight, and there was a darkness around his eyes that the brown of his skin couldn’t hide

“What’s going on?” she asked

“Had word froistics Laconia’s slated this section for survey If they’re going to find our holes here, best we not be in them”

“Well We kneould come”

He pressed a hand terminal into her pal with Rooms, jobs Don’t scratch the chrome, it’ll come off, but it’s what I could do fast”

“Thank you,” Bobbie said as he passed one to her

“Messages too Just text And just to me Your circle is your circle”

Naoain, in all the worst ways A toward the co to catch up to them Naomi put her hand on Saba’s ar We’re close to doing this No despair”