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" 'Listen toas you think he is Whatever you do, don't look at the place where he's breaking the glass You don't want to see hi to run out of power altogether, working the way he does ¡¯

"I could hardly understand her as she continued He had apparently broken all the glass in the dining rooht this very minute he was in the kitchen, where Jasmine was, but he had just stopped there, and she could hear the glass breaking on the second floor and the guests were running down the stairs

" 'He stopped in the kitchen?¡¯

"She confirmed it

" 'He didn't want to hurt you, then You run get the guests out of the house Let theo up to where he is, except to get the guests And whatever you do, don't try to see hith ¡¯

"I hung on It was hard to hear over the roar of the plane, yet the sound ca of that shattered glass as he worked his lonely fury And I thought frantically, What do I do before I call Stirling What do I do now at this minute as man of the house?

"After an eternity, Jasuests have all gone Boy, were they ever excited They got theiryou there'll be tales told in Ruby River City and Mapleville tonight ¡¯

" 'Are you hurt? Is anybody hurt?¡¯

" 'No, it just all fell to the floor,' she answered 'Quinn, we've got to close this place down ¡¯

" 'Like hell, Jasot the stamina to keep this up, do you?' I asked her 'He doesn't Not without et it? He's run out He took back what he could ¡¯

" 'And who's to say he won't cli of tricks tomorrow,' she asked 'I wish you could see this place!¡¯

"I held on while she had a big argulass replaced im Ra

" 'Look, I'lass now Tell theet the best quality that the ill hold God knoe had solass in some of those s ' (She told them what I said ) 'Now, Jaso up to my room and pick it up at my computer desk ¡¯

"It took her longer than I liked I told her to switch on the computer

" 'It's already on,' she told me 'And I know you turned it off when you left ¡¯