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“My pleasure”

“I don’t see anyone else Wait”

The ain to look over his shoulder On the sleeve of his jacket was a patch, and on his belt a flashlight and key ring

“I’uard Still, it would probably be best if we didn’t get caught sneaking about a French national ht”

“True”

“When I say go, slowly o into the courtyard And be ready to freeze”

“Right”

Sah the ain “Go”

Hunched over, Re the wall and into the arch Sa It took another two ain and Sam was able to join Remi

“My heart’s pounding,” she admitted

“The joy of adrenaline”

They took a moment to catch their breath, then crept down the tunnel to the h step

To the left of the door was a short wall and a wooden bench To the right, a set of stone steps bordered by a wrought-iron handrail rose alongside the courtyard’s inner wall then turned left and ascended to a turret, where it branched off into a ay that wrapped around the courtyard Saular door or , looking for

They scooted forward, gave the courtyard and ay oneto move when Sam saw, set back in the shadows, another archway beneath the steps

Nothingrain, all was quiet