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“I don’t know I hope so” Demi’s voice vibrated with excitement She swayed, and he stepped over to catch her by the elbow

“Whoa You okay?”

“Suddenly I just got very dizzy” She leaned against him, and he wrapped an arm around her waist “Pierce, look” The fear in her voice sent a stab of uneasiness up his spine She pointed He followed her finger to the file of a woman in a Victorian-style white dress His stomach plummeted to the soles of his sneakers The pale-skinned wolided toward them She hovered a few inches from them, opened her mouth, and flickered out of existence

“Oh, ainst hiht”

“What if she has more to say?”

“I think she’s done enough for one night” He scanned the area warily “Besides, the air here has changed It’s lighter”

Deht”

“Come on, let’s take a breather and et any o and check it out”

“Fair enough”

“Are you okay to walk?”

“Yeah I don’t knohat happened,” she said

“Maybe it siphoned sorand appearance”

“Why not you?” Demi frowned

“Maybe it’s a wo?”

They made their way to their roole through