Chapter 49

           Anhourlater,ThomassatinfrontoftheKeepersfortheGathering,justlikehehadaweekortwobefore.Theyhadn’tletTeresain,whichtickedhimoffjustasmuchasitdidher.NewtandMinhotrustedhernow,buttheothersstillhadtheirdoubts.

           "Allright,Greenie,"Albysaid,lookingmuchbetterashesatinthemiddleofthesemicircleofchairs,nexttoNewt.TheotherchairswerealloccupiedexcepttwoastarkreminderthatZartandGallyhadbeentakenbytheGrievers."Forgetallthebeat-around-the-bushklunk.Starttalking."

           Thomas,stillabitqueasyfromtheChanging,forcedhimselftotakeasecondandgainhiscomposure.Hehadalottosay,butwantedtobesureitcameoutsoundingasnon-stupidaspossible.

           "It’salongstory,"hebegan."Wedon’thavetimetogothroughitall,butI’lltellyouthegistofit.WhenIwentthroughtheChanging,Isawflashesofimageshundredsofthemlikeaslideshowinfastforward.Alotcamebacktome,butonlysomeofit’sclearenoughtotalkabout.Otherstuffhasfadedorisfading."Hepaused,gatheringhisthoughtsonelasttime."ButIrememberenough.TheCreatorsaretestingus.TheMazewasnevermeanttobesolved.It’sallbeenatrial.Theywantthewinnersorsurvivorstodosomethingimportant."Hetrailedoff,alreadyconfusedatwhatorderheshouldtellthingsin.

           "What?"Newtasked.

           "Letmestartover,"Thomassaid,rubbinghiseyes."Everysingleoneofuswastakenwhenwewerereallyyoung.

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