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The pair took off, running through the courtyard When they started yelling and swearing, he gave a quick look toward the office and ran after therew so loud, he couldn’t hear what his oats poured into the yard, so past hi They stared at first, then suddenly tried to herd the goats, holding their ar around them

“You fools,” he said “What’re you doing?”

“They’re getting away You said you didn’t want any noise”

“I ” While there wasn’tdirt road between the school and the hway, he knew full well that there were plenty of scattered and remote enclaves Gunshots were bound to be noticed More ies alive and unharmed

The goats calmed for a moment until one of thee of a planter to the ground, sending therew as he surveyed the chaos and then the buckets, which he didn’t recall seeing before He grabbed the arm of the nearest man “If one of you didn’t open that pen, there’s soes do we have?”

“Six Two adults and four girls”

A flash of ainst the building, right before they’d irls earlier One of the”

“Why would they let the goats out?”

“A distraction, you idiot” He pushed him away “Go find whoever did this”

“Where are you going?”

“To es are still there”

One of the goats brushed up against his leg and he tried to knee it The creature merely ju, Makao followed it to the front of the co in satisfaction as it trotted across the drive toward the open gate

He glanced at the office door, where the light spilled out across the wooden porch onto the gravel Theunease as he hurried that direction

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN

A flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea