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Chapter 6

           "What’rewelookingfor?"Thomaswhispered.

           "Holdyourundies,boy.One’llbecomin’alongsoonenough."

           Aminutepassed,thentwo.Severalmore.Thomasfidgetedonhisfeet,wonderinghowNewtcouldstandthere,perfectlypatientandstill,staringintonothingbutdarkness.

           Thenitchanged.

           Glimmersofaneerielightshonethroughthewindow;itcastawaveringspectrumofcolorsonNewt’sbodyandface,asifhestoodnexttoalightedswimmingpool.Thomasgrewperfectlystill,squinting,tryingtomakeoutwhatwasontheotherside.Athicklumpgrewinhisthroat.Whatisthat?hethought.

           "Outthere’stheMaze,"Newtwhispered,eyeswideasifinatrance."Everythingwedoourwholelife,GreenierevolvesaroundtheMaze.Everylovin’secondofeverylovin’daywespendinhonoroftheMaze,tryin’tosolvesomethin’that’snotshownusithasabloodysolution,yaknow?Andwewanttoshowyawhyit’snottobemessedwith.Showyawhythembuggin’wallscloseshuteverynight.Showyawhyyoushouldnever,neverfindyourbuttoutthere."

           Newtsteppedback,stillholdingontotheivyvines.HegesturedforThomastotakehisplaceandlookthroughthewindow.

           Thomasdid,leaningforwarduntilhisnosetouchedthecoolsurfaceoftheglass.Ittookasecondforhiseyestofocusonthemovingobjectontheotherside,tolookpastthegrimeanddustandseewhatNewtwantedhimtosee.Andwhenhedid,hefelthisbreathcatchinhisthroat,likeanicywindhadblowndownthereandfrozentheairsolid.

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