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/ a tru""/d troug t/ aandon/d ar/ou/-turn/d-n#gtclu o d// #t "ad/

t/ #ndo o t/ car #n t/ ar#ng lot rattl/. % crod o /ol/ #n t/#r t/nt#/ #ll/d t/

con/rt/d clu #n ar#ou d/gr// o undr/. / "or/ o-o ron/ gu ad r/"o/d t/#r

#rt lo#ng t/" o"//r/ #n t/ crod # t/d //n orn t/". o"a W#t/ ad to

gu/ /d a t/r/ ant a g#rl #n t/r/ /ar#ng ant#ng tat r/ac/d //n ala to t/#r

n// or ala u t/#r r/at.

o"a a l/an#ng aga#nt t/ ar a la#n co/ #n and a / atc/d t/ crod o

r#t#ng /ol/. /r/ a o "uc l#/ and /n/rg not to "/nt#on drug lo#ng troug t/

roo" / all ut tat/d #t. / t#gt #rt / or/ ull/d nug around # #r ra"/ a / r/ac/d

to t/ #d/ to lac/ # untouc/d dr#n on t/ ar. art o #" long/d to / out t/r/ /njo#ng

t/ n#gt l#/ all t// ot/r /ol/. / ;J a good.


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#rt da" /noug ro" /at to #nt at at la /n/at not tro#ng #t out t/r/ l#/ t/

#rtl/ gu. # gu a t/ta"/nt to t/ old a#ng tat o"/t#"/ t/ gu/#ng # /tt/r

tan t/ no#ng.@%r/ ou go#ng to "o/ ro" t/ ar at allAB Luc W#t/ ca"/ tal#ng u to t/ ar

/r //r "o/"/nt /nual. / a al"ot a tall a /r rot/r /ar#ng a dar r/d tan to

and a a#r o lac l/at/r ant /d ougt to da r#or. % a#r o at o"a l#/d to call

tr#/r //l co"l/t/d t/ /n/"l/. /r a#r a long and lond/ lo#ng r// around /r

ould/r ton#gt. utl/ "a/u acc/nt/d /r d/l#cat/ /atur/ gr//n // danc#ng laull a

/ r/gard/d /r rot/r. /r #n ad t/ a#nt/t //n? /d or/d u a /at danc#ng #t

to/ to r# gu.@# #nt a n#gt on t/ ton Luc/B o"a r/l#/d ra##ng # o#c/ to / /ard a

Luc ord/r/d /r t#rd #/ and co/. /d //n t/r/ ar/l o/r on/ our. / "u#c

ant o conduc#/ to con/rat#on ut t/ ar #t ant a ad. @W/r/ or#ng

r/"/"/rAB / ord lac/d #r/. o"a could n//r / "ad at Luc no "att/r o "uc /

tougt / ould / o"/t#"/.

@&o r/aon / cant or and a/ unB / count/r/d turn#ng around to jo#n #n

o"a o/rat#on o t/ crod o r#t#ng /ol/.

@W/ll ould do to t#"/ t/ or ton#gt gu/ #nc/ ou //" to / a#ng to

t#"/ t/ unB o"a gr#nn/d #t a j/r o # /ad toard /r/ t/ to r# gu /r/

a#t#ng // glu/d to /r. / /r/ ot / tougt not tat / ould ad"#t #t to Luc.

o"a not#c/d / a g/tt#ng a / d#rt loo ro" t/" too? / a no tunn/r l#/ #

#t/r ut / a /r attract#/ lan ut #t #t a#r t/ a"/ u/ a # #t/r tat ung #n a

"/t#culoul lac/d arrang/"/nt tat a#d @-jut-ran-"-and-troug-"-a#r-no-#g-d/alB.

# ant t/ #rt t#"/ /d //n on t/ r/c/##ng #n o a d/at tar/ ro" gu #nt/r/t/d #n

Luc toug / o t/ could not // t/ a"#l r//"lanc/ a /ond #".

Luc r/c/#/d /r #/ and co/ ro" t/ art/nd/r and ra#/d #t #n /r rot/r


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d#r/ct#on. @o ou ala /#ng t/ r/on#l/ on/ o can "a/ t/ ad l#/ d/c##on.B /

"#l/d at t/ r# o o/r /r dr#n. @Cau/ l/t "/ t/ll ou t// ad l#/ d/c##on ar/ un.B

o"a ga/ t/ r# o anot/r d#cr//t onc/-o/r d/c#d#ng tat /a t/ ould

/ un. #t "ot o t/ gu t/r/ ould / un. t/ d#dnt a/ a jo to do t/n / ould

a/ //n out t/r/ on t/ loor danc#ng l#/ # #t/r and dra#ng # on l/ o o. ,ut

/ a r#gt? on/ o t/" n//d/d to / t/ r/on#l/ on/ and / d#dnt "#nd tat #t a #".

t ala a.

o"a c/c/d # atc. @t at/r "#dn#gt. t/ t# / got ro" /r r#/nd # tru/

+"#l ;an/ ould / #n /r/ no.B

Luc #n#/d /r dr#n #t a "ac o /r r#gt r/d l# lac#ng t/ gla on t/ ar.

@Dou r/ad to or t/ trac#ng /llABo"a cat n/rou // to /#t/r #d/ to "a/ ur/ tat no on/ o/r/ard /r tanul

or t/ dr##ng no#/ o t/ ;J "u#c. / a /r caut#ou aout # "ag#c /#ng / ant a

l#c/n/d ract#t#on/r and t/ go/rn"/nt ron/d uon to/ #tout l#c/n/ or#ng "ag#c.

/ a t/ ant to rot/ct /ol/ ro" g/tt#ng #n o/r t/#r /ad #t o/r t/ dont

und/rtand and cannot control. o"a n/ /tt/r. / tr#ct "ag#c r/gulat#on l#/ t/

r/gulat#on lac/d on all t#ng o#c#all la/l/d nu"an=uc a /r/ol/ a"#r/

/l/ #t/r gol#n a/r#/ troll=/r/ to "a#nta#n control o/r a oulat#on t/ /ar/d

o/d a dang/r to t/".

+/r #nc/ nol/dg/ o nu"an /nt/r/d t/ "a#ntr/a" #t ;ar#n On Species of

a Higher Order u"an#t tougt o #t/l #n t/r" o ca#tal: Humans /ru nu"an.

@*/la>B Luc a#d catc#ng # n/rou loo. @&o on/ # l#t/n#ng to u. #t go#ng to

ta/ longAB

o"a oo # /ad. @ or/d "ot o #t ac at t/ ou/? all a/ to do # ut #t

on t/ #t/" /r/ u#ng a a trac/r and a t/ /ll.B Luc loo/d at #" />/ctantl and /

roll/d # //. @ cant do #t here.B@E. ;u. Ea t/n co"/ on. can g/t u a n#c/ #olat/d oot.B

Luc too o"a and and l/d #" troug t/ crod /arn#ng Fu#t/ a / doul/-


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and tr#l/-ta/ a / a/d. o"a a l/a/d to not/ / too r/c/#/d a / loo ro" ot

g/nd/r. t a ala n#c/ to a/ our attract#/n/ r/a#r"/d.

/ r/ac/d an ar/a o oot and "ad/ a //l#n/ or on/ /r/ to gu /r/ #tt#ng.

Luc /nt o/r t/ tal/ a#ng o"/t#ng to t/" tat o"a d#dnt catc. Wat//r #t a #t

or/d? t/ ot ju"/d to t/#r //t and urr#/d to t/ ar.@Wat d#d ou aAB o"a #nFu#r/d a / "ot#on/d or #" to #t #n t/ oot. Luc

"ad/ a uGGl/d ac/. / oo # /ad to o #t d#dnt "att/r./ "u#c a loud/r tan o"a tougt o#l/ /r/ dron#ng out all /l/.

o"a a c/rta#n tat # ra#n a rattl#ng #n # ull and / lo/d #t. / "u#c /nur/d no

on/ ould o/r/ar t/ #ncantat#on / a aout to cat unl/ t/ /r/ #tt#ng r#gt n/>t to

#". o"a too a "#nut/ to l/t t/ "u#c a troug #" /or/ coot#ng to t/ corn/r tat

a dar/t r/"o#ng a "all /ndulu" crtal ro" # oc/t. / /ld out # and to Luc

and / a/d #" a H#loc agg and a "all #al ro" /r ur/ no#ng /d a or t/

"at/r#al.% tru/ #tc ad to / orn #t t/ a#l#t to #nt/ract #t t/ r#"al "ag#c o t/

orld and not "an /r/. E tat nu"/r / ur#/d or long la#ng #t t/ orc/ at t/#r

d#oal.


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o"a a a "ag#cal rod#g or o / ala /ard? t/ "ag#cal /n/rg#/ o t/ orld

jut ca"/ to #" #t l#ttl/ d##cult. / ad t/ a#l#t to cat a trac#ng /ll #tout t/ n//d

o t/ r#tual and #ncantat#on ut #t ould ta/ "or/ t#"/ and "uc "or/ /n/rg. / r//rr/d to

do #t t# a.

/ r#tual a #"l/ #nc/ / r/ar/d t/ #ngr/d#/nt at o"/. / lac/d t/

/ndulu" crtal on t/ tal/ o/n#ng t/ agg and too u a andul o t/ /a alt #t#n

a#nta#ngl or"#ng a c#rcl/ #t t/ crtal at #t c/nt/r.

@Dou n//d to / at aout t#B Luc a#d #n # /ar. @ dont no o long #t #ll ta/

to/ gu to g/t t/ dr#n ord/r/d. %r/ g#n #GG/ ard to "a/AB

o"a nodd/d # und/rtand#ng o/n#ng t/ #al. / ac/r#c "/ll o t/ "#>tur/

#ngr/d#/nt at/d out to #". / our/d t/ "#>tur/ o/r t/ /ndulu" #n a count/r cloc#/

"ot#on "utt/r#ng t/ #ncantat#on a / d#d. @ Ego autem non quaero quod .B Lead me to that

which I seek .

/r/ a a dull la o l#gt and a "all u o "/tall#c-c/nt/d "o/ ro/ ro" t/

/ndulu" crtal. % t/ /ll too //ct / /lt t/ o/r lo #nto and t/n out o #" l#/

a/ cra#ng on a /ac. /r/ a a l//t#ng /nat#on o /#ng atc/d a # o"/on/

o"//r/ n/ar a ocu#ng all o t/#r att/nt#on uon #"? / /lt t/#r // or#ng #nto

#". n a /art/at #t an#/d l/a#ng #" to ond/r # /d #"ag#n/d #t.@t don/B / told # #t/r.

@'r/at o o #ll t# orAB

o"a /t/d #t. @t ould ull "/ toard /r and glo a / g/t clo/r.B / glanc/d

u. @;ont loo no /r/ co"/ our n//t an.B Luc ollo/d # nod and gr#"ac/d. /

to gu ro" t/ oot /r/ r/turn#ng carr#ng /r dr#n.

@Wat do ou t#n ar/ t/ canc/ on/ o t/" # ga and can an t/" o on

ouAB@


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t//"#ng "a o /ol/ o"//r/./ ollo/d t/ ull Luc r#gt /#nd #". % / a/d t/ gu / too t/ g#n

#GG and ga/ t/" ot /r "ot #nn#ng "#l/ /or/ cont#nu#ng on.

/ u/d troug t/ trong o /ol/ "o#ng a clo/ to t/ c/nt/r o t/ ar/ou/

a / could g/t. at a t/ c/nt/r o t/ danc/ loor.

/ "u#c a loud/r no "or/ at-ac/d. %ll around o"a danc/r "o/d t/#r

od#/ to t/ /at? t/ onl t#ng tat />#t/d or t/" a t/ "u#c. o"a conc/ntrat/d on

t/ ull o t/ ton/ a#ng o t/ occa#onal #n#t#ng and tat ound #t a to # od.

Luc tuc clo/ ut / l/t t/ "u#c "o/ troug /r u#ng /r a an outl/t.t too a / "#nut/ ut at lat / got an #d/a o /r/ t/ ull a trong/t and "ad/

# a troug t/ crod. # a t/ r/aon t/ /r/ t/r/. / ouldnt l/t #"/l g/t

attract/d a #n or a /> "#l/ tron # a. / jo ca"/ #rt.

/ /ndulu" ga/ o a a#nt glo. / cu/d #t #n # and o#ng tat anon/ tat

a #t ould t#n #t a jut a glo t#c or /l/ a alluc#nat#on #nduc/d at//r drug

t/d ta/n.@E/r t/r/B Luc a#d #n # /ar o#nt#ng o/r # ould/r. % g#rl no old/r tan

t/nt l/an/d aga#nt t/ all n/ar t/ atroo". / a #nn #t dar "u/d a#r and

ag und/r /r // tat tood out aga#nt /r al/ #n. @ dont t#n l#/ on t/ run ro" dadd

a //n too n#c/ to /r /#t/r.Bo"a grunt/d # agr//"/nt and "ad/ a //l#n/ or /r. %t #rt / d#dnt no o

to aroac /r #tout r/a#ng /r out ut Luc too t/ l/ad. / lac/d /r no /"t g#n

#GG gla on an /"t tal/ and "o/d to tand n/>t to /r.

@ t# t/ l#n/ or t/ atroo"AB/ g#rl //"/d tartl/d or a "o"/nt // narro#ng #n u#c#on. @&o. t#n tat

#.B / l#n/ o g#rl / #nd#cat/d a at l/at 5 /ol/ long.

@'od da"n #t. / l#n/ ar/ ala o long. W dont gu a/ long l#n/ ond/rAB

o"a atc/d a # #t/r d#d at / d#d /t. / a good #t /ol/ ala ad //n.

%n unnon Fual#t aout /r ut t/" at /a/ #c / n//r Fu#t/ "anag/d to do. t "#gt


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a/ /l/d tat / a a g/nu#n/l ar" /ron #l/ o"a a ar "or/ ac/r#c. n tat

t/ /r/ olar oo#t/.

%t/r a "o"/nt t/ to o t/" ad truc u a "all con/rat#on. $or /r art t/ g#rl

a t#ll a l#ttl/ caut#ou ut Luc car" /r/ or#ng.

Luc ga/ /r rot/r a utl/ nod and / count/d to t/n /or/ al#ng o/r to jo#n

t/". @/r/ ou ar/B / a#d #n "oc r/l#/. @Dou ould a/ told "/ /r/ ou /r/ go#ng.

tougt ou d#tc/d "/. %ga#n.B@ told ou not to r#ng tat u an"or/. t a on/ t#"/ o"a. L/t #t go.B Luc

turn/d to t/ g#rl. @# # " rot/r o"a. o"a t# #IB / tra#l/d o. @" orr

d#dnt g/t our na"/ /t d#d AB/r/ a a /at /r/ o"a a ara#d t/ g#rl ouldnt g#/ t/" /r na"/ and

t/n / a#d @" +"#l. Loo #t gr/at to "//t ou to and all ut " cra#ng a "o/ r#gt

no.B / dug a ac o c#gar/tt/ and a l#gt/r out o /r oc/t and d#la/d t/" "a#ng

/r a toard t/ ront door.

o"a tart/d at/r /r ut Luc gra/d # ar". @ / go out r#gt /#nd /r #t

jut go#ng to oo /r and "a/ "a/ /r run. " not /ar#ng t/ o/ or a ca/ ton#gt.B

o"a nort/d. @%nd o/ ault # tatAB

@ ould a/ tood out # ad orn t/"B / a#d d//n#/l. @Ea tat ould /

/noug t#"/. L/t go. #t/d. t a /arl


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to t/ ground utt#ng #t out #t /r //l. @+>cu/ "/AB@L#t/n #t lat/ and " ur/ our/ //n to /ad ac=too long /r/ #ll g/t our

/ad ound#ng ou noAB o"a too t/ l#gt/t t/ clo/r to +"#l o / a /t//n

/r and t/ door #t Luc /t//n /r and t/ ar#ng lot.

@,/#d/B a#d o"a dro#ng t/ r#/ndl acad/ @" ur/ #t at our cur/

and our at/r orr#/d #c aout ou.B

/ lood dra#n/d ro" +"#l ac/. @'/t aa ro" "/.B

@W/ cant do tat +"#lB a#d Luc o#c/ t#ll oot#ng /r ar" "#l/ t#ll a#nt/d

on /r ac/. @Dour at/r ant ou ac o"/ and / #ll#ng to a Fu#t/ a #t o "on/ to

g/t ou ac. ,/aut#ul clot/ l#/ t// dont a or t/"/l/ ou noA W/ a/ to "a/

a l##ng.B

@'/t aa ro" "/B +"#l r//at/d ta#ng //ral t/ ac. @ll cr/a" or /l.B@t o loud #n#d/ no on/ ould not#c/B o"a #nor"/d /r u#ng # and #nto

# oc/t. @Enc/ / g/t ou ac o"/ //l r// to run aa aga#n=/ dont car/. t jut

tat we a/ to g/t you o"/ t# t#"/. o / a good g#rl and l/t go.B

@CadB +"#l cr/a"/d t/n ar" tron out toard Luc and o"a to arn t/"

ac. @Chad B

@ told ou no on/ could /ar ouB o"a a#d ta#ng a t/ toard /r.

@o"a atc outB Luc cr#/d and / turn/d to // o"/t#ng #g and dar lurr#ng

toard #". t la""/d r#gt #nto # "#ddl/ to#ng #" ac //ral //t /r/ / land/d

#t a grunt o a#n.

%ll /"lanc/ o r#/ndl#n/ or ar"t Luc ad />##t/d /arl#/r a r/lac/d a

cold and /#c#/nt ro/#onal#" d/#t/ t/ a"ount o alcool /d ad. /r od a t/n/

"ucl/ r/ad // ar a t/ too #n t/ c/n/ /or/ /r. tand#ng /t//n /r and +"#l

no a a #g ul#ng #gur/ od /"#-contort/d ur rout#ng o/r "ucl/ ac/ l#gtl

/longat/d ut t#ll /ar#ng a r//"lanc/ to a u"an "al/.@W/ll o"aB / call/d toard /r rot/r glanc#ng Fu#cl to / ur/ / a

oa. */l#/ a/d troug /r /n / at u ru#ng t/ ac o # /ad. @


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grol/d d// #n # troat ut Luc d#dnt //n l#nc.@Dou to t/ll " at/r o"/t#ng or "/B +"#l #/d "or/ con#d/nt no tat /r

rot/ctor a t/r/. @/ll #" to go uc #"/l.B

@Doull / t/ll#ng #" tat our/lB Luc a#d on/ and dro#ng #nto /r ur/ and

/"/rg#ng "o"/nt lat/r #t at loo/d l#/ ra nucl/. @" not car/d o dog //n #g

on/.B

Cad lung/d or Luc t/n ut /d r/ad # "o/"/nt "o"/nt /or/ / d#d and

/ la/d out #t /r r#gt oot #n a roundou/ #c. / lo caugt #" o guard. W/n /

/nt or /r aga#n / unc/d #" #t t/ no-nucl/d and. oug Luc a a t#n g#rl

t/ lo /nt #" ral#ng.@// t//AB Luc rand#/d t/ nucl/. @ur/ #l/r. /r/ct or d#c#l#n#ng ad

dog.B

Cad a on # //t aga#n and +"#l olt/d at Luc.

Cl#"#ng to # //t o"a #ng/r/d t/ "all r#ng on # r#gt r#ng #ng/r ta#ng #nto

t/ "ag#cal /n/rg /d alr/ad our/d #nto #t. / tr/ # and out and a#d t/ r/Fu#r/d

#ncantat#on=@*#gKcuntB $r//G/. / /lt t/ r#ng urn l#/ #c/ or a "o"/nt a t/ "ag#c

dra#n/d ro" #t and +"#l to/d "#d-run no long/r al/ to control /r loco"ot#/ #ll.

Cad o ad //n gaug#ng Luc #tout attac#ng a t# and too act#on tro#ng

# ar" out u#ng # u/r#or tr/ngt to o/ Luc acard. / la""/d #nto t/ dr#/r

#d/ door o an alr/ad /at u onda c##c l/a#ng a larg/ d/nt #n #t and rattl#ng /r t//t.

@Dou d#dnt n//d to "a/ t# o d##cult ou noB o"a a a#ng to +"#l

o a glar#ng at #". / /ard Cad aroac and turn/d ull#ng an /ncant/d /nn out

o # oc/t. @ PercuteB / /nn ot ro" o"a al" t/n a # /d #r/d #t ro" a gun.

t #t t/ #t/r #t /noug orc/ to /nd #" cra#ng aga#nt t/ #d/ o t/ ar/ou/.

o"a dout/d t/ /ol/ #n#d/ //n not#c/d.t#ll t/ n//d/d to ra t# u /or/ #t caugt o"/on/ att/nt#on and la

/norc/"/nt got #nol/d?


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Cad a on # //t onc/ "or/ ut o a a #/d o Luc. / /ld a conta#n/r o

"ac/ o#nt/d r#gt at Cad o unc/d o/r a # to co"l/t/ # #t#ng.

@% a a ouldnt do tat # /r/ ouB Luc arn/d /r o#c/ cold a #c/. @#

#nt //r ra Chad . t a co"ound " at/r cr/at/d #nclud#ng t#n art#cl/ o #l/r.

ra ou #t t# oull / #n "uc "or/ a#n tan # #t /r/ nor"al "ac/. %nd # ou #t

tat #ll jut "a/ t/ a#n or/. o"a call


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ga.@/r/. &o g/t t/ /ll o " #t/r.B

/ ol l#t/d #t /#gt and o"a /ard Luc dra #n d// gr//d r/at. Cad

urr#/d at o"a u#ng #t /a ta#l to at #" ard to t/ ground /or/ crouc#ng lo n/ar

+"#l o gr#/d # ur and cl#"/d onto # ac. +"#l ga/ t/ #l#ng on/ lat loo

/or/ Cad ound/d aa #t t/#r targ/t.

o"a curr#/d to # #t/r to "a/ ur/ / a oa ut / a toug a t//l?

alr/ad / a #tt#ng u cur#ng //"/ntl. / r/#t/d o"a /ort to loo /r o/r.

@" #n/ " #n/. Co"/ on tat ounc/r roal call/d t/ ol#c/. W/ n//d to g/t out o

/r/.B @


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/ n/>t da ca"/ Fu#c/r tan /#t/r o t/" l#/d. o"a alar" /nt o at /#gt.

/ ougt t/ d/#r/ to r# # alar" cloc r#gt out o t/ all and to #t out t/ #ndo o t/

"all to /droo" aart"/nt / ar/d #t Luc. / at u #nc#ng ro" g/n/ral all-o/r

ac#ng. Luc a gru"l#ng #n /r roo" n/>t door. / a glad / a u? g/tt#ng /r aa/

#n t/ "orn#ng could / a n#gt"ar/ and / d#d not ant to d/al #t tat /adac/ toda.Clad onl #n a #t/ und/r#rt and g" ort / lu"/r/d out #nto t/ "a#n ar/a o t/

aart"/nt. t //"/d al"ot artan #t a t/l/##on a couc a /at u co// tal/ and to

old ca#r #n t/ l##ng roo" ar/a and not#ng "or/. / d#n#ng roo" ar/a a o"a

ortat#on /r/ / could r/ar/ # /ll and at//r /l/ t/ "#gt n//d. / d#n#ng

roo" tal/ could not / //n co/r/d a #t a #n ottl/ ol and jar o ar#ng #G/ #t

ar#ng t#ng #n#d/ t/". o"/ o t/ cont/nt /r/ nor"al l#/ /r o"/ donr#gt

trang/ l#/ na/ /no" and #g tongu/. o"a oo/l do"#nat/d on/ all t/

ortat#on clutt/r/d #t o "an oo t/ /l/ loo/d l#/ t/ ould na und/r t/

/#gt o #t all.o"a "ad/ # a to t/ #tc/n /r/ t/ #rt t#ng / d#d a r/ar/ a ot o

co//. / o/r co"/ on #n t/ atroo" and o"a #g/d. @Loo l#/ " ta#ng a cold

o/r aga#nB / a#d to t/ co//"a/r tat //"/d to ta/ #t t#"/ r/#ng.


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o"a dr//d #n a #"l/ lu/ olo #rt /l/ct/d to dra att/nt#on to # // and a

a#r o tl# dar j/an. , t/ t#"/ t/ co// #n#/d Luc /"/rg/d ro" t/ o/r. /

a /ar#ng a #t/ lou/ #t #"#lar dar j/an a l#gt l/at/r jac/t and /l/gant lat. /

ad /r da" a#r t#/d ac #n a onta#l and /r ac/ a cl/ar o "a/u.

@/r/ co//B o"a a#d o/r#ng /r a "ug.@t u-and-co"#ng

art o t/ c#t a ro"#/ #t adnt ul#ll/d. E/r t/ cour/ o o"a and Luc l#/t#"/

t/d //n doG/n o u#n// o/n and clo/ don. //ral aart"/nt co"l/>/ no tood

aandon/d and oard/d u or /l/ la/d ot to t/ "or/ unl/aant /l/"/nt o t/ c#t. &/#t/r o t/" //r und/rtood t/#r at/r d#dnt "o/ ro" t/ n/#gorood

onc/ #t /gan #t donard #ral ut / adnt? /d //n t/r/ r#gt unt#l # d/at and no

# c#ldr/n /r/ t/r/ too.


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/#r at/r o#c/ ac/ a on t/ /cond loor ao/ at u/d to / a d/l# /or/

/co"#ng a a/r. %t o"/ o#nt t/ r/#ou /ar #t /ca"/ t/ ra"acl/ o#c/ or an

a"ulanc/ ca#ng attorn/ t/d n//r "/t.En t/ a Luc to/d and o#nt/d to a n/a/r d#la. En t/ r#gt #d/ o t/

ront ag/ a a tor aout a gra/ /#ng ro/d a / da ago. @t#ll no l/ad #n ro/r o

ar /ro *og/r %t#n la#d to r/t lat undaB Luc r/ad. @at gro.B

@roal o"/on/ tr#ng to ra#/ a Go"#/ to #gtB o"a ur"#/d not a#ng

"uc att/nt#on to t/ tor. @Coc #gt dog #gt Go"#/ #gt. /ol/ #ll tr to "a/ a

uc #t #ol/nc/ u#ng jut aout ant#ng.B

@r/#onl/ a ala. / tr// o t/" "a#ng

t/#r a #n#d/ and u t/ cr/a#ng ta#r to t/ door "ar/d #t t/#r dad na"/:L W+: LC+&+; &+*

%d/t #n


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/r/tuall l/g" and # // at/r. / //"/d to ala / #gt#ng o a #cn/ o o"/

ort and /t / o"/o or/d a cat##ng ton/ #nto tat Fu#/r o#c/ and o"a /lt

aa/d.@o/ /r/ our at/r o#c/ our t to t/ door

l/ad#ng t/ o#c/ t/#r at/r ad onc/ occu#/d a a /cr/tar d/ #t to unco"ortal/

ca#r #n ront o #t. &/>t to t/ o#c/ a t/ #l#ng roo" a clutt/r/d roo" o/rlo#ng #t

docu"/nt a/r and #tor#cal r/cord. n t/ ac o t/ r/cord roo" a loc/d door l/d to

t/ lac/ /r/ t/#r at/r tor/d an "ag#cal r/l#c or cur/d oj/ct / ca"/ acro #n #

tra/l.

@ our/ t#n#ng aout cang#ng t/ door #"ag#n/ ou a/ /noug "on/ to a

our r/nt noAB orranc/ loo/d around t/ roo" // turn#ng ad or t/ r#//t "o"/nt

/n t/ l#ng/r/d on t/ door to t/#r at/r o#c/.o"a too a d// r/at. @W/ll


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o"a nodd/d # und/rtand#ng ut on t/ #n#d/ / a cr#ng#ng. t ould /

#"o#l/ to do t/ or / and # #t/r d#d ro" t/#r on aart"/nt? no on/ ould ta/

t/" /r#oul. t/ /r/ a#ng a ard t#"/ #nd#ng cl#/nt now #t ould / #"o#l/ # t/

lot t/ o#c/.

orranc/ #g/d. @ #ll g#/ ou #/ "or/ da to co"/ u #t on/ "ont r/ntB /

announc/d. @ #ll orgo t/ r/#ou to /cau/ our at/r onc/ d#d a gr/at /r#c/ to "

a"#l.B

@cu/

uB / a#d ol#t/ ut #r" @// got a cl#/nt.B

orranc/ tart/d to a o"/t#ng and t/n to/d #"/l tr#d#ng to t/ door=t/

"aroon dr//d o"an t//d to t/ #d/ allo#ng #" to a. orranc/ art#ng ord /r/

@$#/ daB and t/n t/ door ut /#nd #". o"a tood t/r/ "ot#onl/ or a "o"/nt

l#t/n#ng to t/ ound o t/ landlord d/c/nd#ng t/ t/ unt#l t/ ad/d.

@/lloB Luc a#d l/aantl cro#ng to a/ t/ o"an and. @Wat can / do or

ouAB


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@" ;/t/ct#/ +l/na cang/d.

@ t#n ou ant t/ attorn/ o#c/ donta#rB o"a a#d /#ng /r adg/

#t o"/ tr/#dat#on.

@" not loo#ng or a la/r. " #t t/ $.B o"a and Luc ar/d a tartl/d

loo. / $ a t/ nu"an a $orc/ a ranc o t/ local ol#c/ d/art"/nt tat

/c#al#G/d #n cr#"/ and #tuat#on #nol#ng nu"an. ;/t/ct#/ /rt#/. / a a ug/ /l t/n.B at a a urr#/ to o"a? #

at/r ad n//r "/nt#on/d do#ng an ort o or #t la /norc/"/nt. @ can // our

ac/ our/ urr#/d. # lat ca/ a around #t//n /ar ago.B@W/ /r/ t/nB Luc a#d out loud t/ ord /a #t "/an#ng or o"a. /n

/ar old a around t/ t#"/ tat o"a tart/d o#ng #gn o # "ag#cal tal/nt. &o #t

"ad/ /n/.

@D/B a#d


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//c#all ouB / turn/d to o"a.@o ou noAB o"a /t # o#c/ //n ra#ng / ant aout to g/t arr/t/d?

tat a t/ lat t#ng / n//d/d. / d#dnt a/ a#l "on/.

la#n/d at a go#ng

on. / /l/d "/ out "or/ tan could //r t/ll ou o a a to // # /cr/t. car/

our/ not l#c/n/d=t/ la # t/ la at/r all=ut am #ll#ng to o/rloo #t or our

at/r a/.B/ t/n#on lo/d out o o"a and / #g/d #t r/l#/.

@ our at/r /nd/d t/ conult#ng r/lat#on# #t//n /ar ago at rougt ou /r/

todaAB Luc a/d atc#ng /ct/d t#.B / loo/d o d#traugt tat o"a att/d /r and co"ort#ngl. t a

an aard g/tur/ ut / ga/ #" a grat/ul t/ar-#ll/d "#l/.

@/ t#ng # " d//rat/ /r/B t/ d/t/ct#/ /nt on /r ruFu/ "a r/turn#ng

#t o"/ /ort. @ n//d />/rt // on t# ca/ and t/r/ a no on/ /l/ #n t/ c#t trut/d

"or/ tan our at/r. our/ do#ng # or no ta/ #t / tra#n/d ou #n t/ u#n/

/AB

@Wa#t a "#nut/B a#d o"a catc#ng on to /r "/an#ng. @Luc and a/ n//r

or/d a r/al ca/ our/l/ not#ng /ond olt/rg/#t #n " att#c or #nd " runaa

daugt/r=B@%nd / /r/nt //n good at tat lat on/B Luc add/d.

@% conult#ng jo #t t/ $A /r/ no a / could andl/ tat.B


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@Dou a/ o "uc con#d/nc/ #n our #ll and our at/r t/ac#ngB


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out o /r ag and and/d #t to #".@Wr#t/ #n t/ a"ount o to "ont r/ntB


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a/d #t dr##ng out to t/ ot/r co car and to#ng.@# a got to / t/ ort "ot/l on t/ lan/tB Luc o/r/d a t/ cl#"/d out o

t/ car. @ /t #t do/nt //n a/ cal/.B

@" not ur/ t/ /ol/ o ta /r/ ar/ o#ng to atc ,E or t/#r

/nt/rta#n"/ntB o"a told /r g/tt#ng ant #t all o t// ol#c/ o#c/r around.

@# aB c/t or t/ @$B r#nt/d /n/at t/ ord @ol#c/B

a tand#ng t/ door. % t/ aroac/d / //d o"a and Luc l#ng/r#ng "uc long/r

on Luc tan /r rot/r. @// t/ />/rt ou /nt to g/t d/t/ct#/AB

@Dou do our jo E#c/r 'uta and l/t "/ orr aout "#n/ oaAB@D/ "aa"B E#c/r 'uta r/l#/d #t a l#gt lu toug #t a ard to t/ll on #

du #n. % t/ al/d at #" #nto t/ roo" Luc ga/ #" a l#rt l#ttl/ al "#l/ and #

lu d///n/d? o"a roll/d # //.

/ "/ll r/ac/d t/" at t/ to o t/ ta#r "/tall#c and /a ut no a t/

t//d #nto t/ roo" #t a o/r/l"#ng? Luc /lt /r to"ac turn r//ll#oul. t a t/

odor o lood and gor/. Enc/ / a #n t/ roo" / und/rtood .$ro" t/ /d to t/ atroo" door t/r/ a not an #nc o ground or urac/ not


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"/ar/d #t lood or or/. t tart/d on t/ /d /or/ l/ad#ng #nto t/ atroo". Luc not/d

a andr#nt on t/ doorra"/ o t/ atroo"? t/ #ct#" ad truggl/d t/r/ r/#t#ng at//r

a a/n#ng. "r/#/ con#d/r#ng o "uc lood t/r/ a #n tat ront roo".@t g/t or/ #n t/ atroo"B


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d/#n#t/l a/ to urn t// clot/.B Luc //r/d don at /r clot/ #n d#"a. @ iked t//

clot/.B

@Dou /r/nt rougt /r/ to t/ll "/ t#ng alr/ad n/ a"#n/. / //n a / a"#r/ cr#"/ and t/ dont loo l#/ t# or t/ "ot art. ,ut

/r/ do/ tat o#nt uA % garouAB

o"a oo # /ad. @&ot a /r/ol? t/r/ a no ull "oon lat n#gt.


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@/r/ ar/ a / t#ng out t/r/ trong /noug to do t#B o"a r/l#/d. @/r/

goul. 'oul a/ to / d#r/ct/d "ag#c toug and ar/ "#ndl/. +l/ ar/nt tat "uc

trong/r tan u"an ut t/r/ trong /noug to do t#. / are #nd#ct#/ and can /

#ol/nt ut t#I t# # a l#ttl/ tat/l/ or an /l. % or ant#ng /l/ d a/ to do a l#ttl/

r//arc.B

@;o / no ant#ng aout t/ #ct#"AB Luc a/d #ll#ng /r/l not to glanc/

ac toard t/ atroo". @&a"/A %g/A />A ;o / //n no # t/ /r/ u"anAB

@/ "/d#cal />a"#n/r #ll / /r/ oon to #nd to/ t#ng out. / /nt o#c/r to

coll/ct ur/#llanc/ ca"/ra ootag/ ut t# lac/ # non or /#ng /ll d#cr//t. / gu

or#ng t/ o#c/ a#d / ant /r/ lat n#gt /n o//r a #n t# roo" c/c/d #n and

t/ dont // r#tt/n r/cord. ll /nd o"/on/ to #nd t# gu a oon a t/ "/d#cal

/>a"#n/r arr#/.B@Wat aout t/ n/#gorA %non/ a t/" at t/ /ard or aAB ugg/t/d

o"a.


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Luc glar/ ould "/lt #c/ r#gt t/n. o"a r/#t/d t/ urg/ to ut #"/l /t//n t/ to

o"/n. /d l/arn/d at a oung ag/ tat g/tt#ng #n Luc a a not ala "art.

Wor#ng #n la /norc/"/nt


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