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"Maybe I'll have soer, but his tone did not sound optimistic

Pitt hung up and stepped from the office Lily looked at him with an expression of hope Then she read the disappointment in his eyes

"No good news?" she asked

He shrugged negatively "Seems we haven't left square one"

She took his arly

"He can't work miracles"

Giordino held up a watch on his good aret rolling"

Pitt walked over, shook benson's hand and sain

She saved our lives"

benson looked at hi bullets and ski slopes"

"Done"

After they left for the airport, benson opened a rear door of the Cord

The door handle came off in his hand

"God," he said mournfully, "what a mess"

A loud roar of applause erupted in the public galleries and swept over the delegates on the main floor below as Hala refused all assistance and slowly made her way to the podium on crutches She stood behind the podiu voice Her theatrics were low-key and subtle She moved the audience with an e of innocent people in the naovernanizations did a few delegates shift in their seats and stare into space