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“Thank you We appreciate that”

“Zara?” Pete asked “Will she still be attending?”

“I think you need to ask Zara that question,” Okoro said, watching the men unload the truck He looked at Pete, his dark eyes unreadable “Herto marry me and live out here in the ly hter to have that same choice”

“And what about you?” Pete asked “What do you want?”

“I wantto hieria if there are no daughters of Nigeria”

“Wise woman,” Pete said

“Very” Okoro nodded at the truck “She’d also say that we should help those who are helping us”

Pete looked relieved “Definitely”

The three les On their way back, Sa “Sator, arepo—daughters of the sun Tenet, opera, rotas—convey ht …”

One of the girls quit turning her side of the rope “That’s not a ju”

“It’s the only one I know,” Nasha said, crossing her arms “I learned it from Amal”

“Start over We’ll sing one for you” Soon, Nasha was happily ju around

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“Not even instrikes a chord …”

“Teddy bears?”