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got

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of them

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but it didn't. It made me feel worse

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monsters. I wish Elias were with me.

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ght it was all in my head till I heard footsteps

pped open i

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ackward, reaching blindly for my dagger that wa

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up and walked in

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roz

it harder tha

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t them in

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r one interrupted. "No

caught my

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to hurt you,"

er lightly. "Tell her."

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the stick down slowly. "Nobod

cold. "What ha

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over my body as I was

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I said t

ck." The little boy said, final

opened, I felt drawn

t used to be here caused the war."

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ly. Throwing her straight across

id with worry in his eyes. "It's

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are gl