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Chapter 18

           Nowcamethereallyhardpart.

           ThefourvinestiedtoAlbybelowhungtautlyaroundhim.ThomastookholdoftheoneattachedtoAlby’sleftleg,andpulled.Hewasonlyabletogetitupafewinchesbeforelettinggotheweightwastoomuch.Hecouldn’tdoit.

           HeclimbedbackdowntotheMazefloor,decidedtotrypushingfrombelowinsteadofpullingfromabove.Totestit,hetriedraisingAlbyonlyacoupleoffeet,limbbylimb.First,hepushedtheleftlegup,thentiedanewvinearoundit.Thentherightleg.Whenbothweresecure,ThomasdidthesametoAlby’sarmsright,thenleft.

           Hesteppedback,panting,totakealook.

           Albyhungthere,seeminglylifeless,nowthreefeethigherthanhe’dbeenfiveminutesearlier.

           ClangsfromtheMaze.Whirrs.Buzzes.Moans.Thomasthoughthesawacoupleofredflashestohisleft.TheGrieversweregettingcloser,anditwasnowobviousthatthereweremorethanone.

           Hegotbacktowork.

           UsingthesamemethodofpushingeachofAlby’sarmsandlegsuptwoorthreefeetatatime,Thomasslowlymadehiswayupthestonewall.Heclimbeduntilhewasrightbelowthebody,wrappedavinearoundhisownchestforsupport,thenpushedAlbyupasfarashecould,limbbylimb,andtiedthemoffwithivy.Thenherepeatedthewholeprocess.

           Climb,wrap,pushup,tieoff.

           Climb,wrap,pushup,tieoff.TheGrieversatleastseemedtobemovingslowlythroughtheMaze,givinghimtime.

           Overandover,littlebylittle,uptheywent.

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