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at Strategy. I touched my nose, still

ime we managed to catch sight of each othe

w some

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pt

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was convinced that Cassian had

in two nights. And tomo

student screened. And ever

n I heard the juniors talking about

red days anymore, before pa

al in my hand and felt m

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ty vial into my pocket, and pulled u

the door and i

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behind the east wall. I kept to the darker corri

e was down near the abandoned greenhouse

k and crawling with patrol, but if I didn't

happen. I wasn't r

into a

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when I

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stone statue, hear

sweep this time," a male v

night," another said. "Word is there's

me but then if I was caught,

s faded before darting down t

cracked and foggy with age. I slipped through the broken side door and

e. Two knocks.

d creak

spered. Old, raspy, fami

, breathless, "I'm o

he glow, making him look like a ghost from some forgotten time. He us

using this," he muttered, pull

k I'm her

ou're running low too fast. You either double the do

ask for

dn't give you o

. Full. Glowing faint green. Relief hit me har

we y

alway

aid, "Next moon's a full on

d once.

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this time. Cutting between the weapons shed and th

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st t

ilding, heart thudding. One more

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fr

m. Heavy foots

right

run, but my body

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doing out he

eling sick. Went for air

midnight? With

t think

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your st

, praying I still had it. My finger

eyes narrowin

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er this time. "You're the o

mach d

guy who di

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o smile. "Yeah. Go

ping my ID back. "You're on the

a nod. "O

d closer.

ed around the v

mell n

day,"

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mell

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say you were

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when a second patrol unit rounde

ded to

e shouted.

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as no w

d see

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