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“Get out your gun,” Elle said at last “Give it to me You two sit behind me and I’ll shoot anyone who comes at us”

“Have you used a gun before?” Julia whispered

“No Have you?”

“No Gran, have you?”

“Do I look like Wyatt Earp?”

There was another pause “Does anyone kno to switch the safety off?” Elle asked “It won’t fire with it on”

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“If you don’t knoork a gun, why do you have one?” Elle was beginning to sound irate

“Joe made me take it He asked if I kneorked I said yes, because I thought heI knoorks in theory, but I don’t kno to handle one practically Before I could explain that, he was gone”

“I’et out of here,” Patricia said “Between this and your taste in underwear, you orillas in the wild”

“Shh!” Elle said “I think I hear footsteps”

They didn’t have to strain to hear the closer Julia held the gun tight She wouldn’t be able to fire it, but she could throw it at whoever turned up

“Señorita Collins?” a feement”

“Maria?” Julia stage-whispered, hoping it wouldn’t travel through the painting into the chapel

A beaht appeared The holder ai it on herself Julia alht