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           Theelectricwallflambeauxallshonebrightlyattheirregularintervals,showingofftherug’sbluebackgroundandsinuous,weavingpattern.

           (See?Noboogieshere.)

           (No,ofcoursenot.Theywantyouout.Theywantyoutodosomethingsillyandwomanish,andthatisexactlywhatyouaredoing.)

           Shehesitatedagain,miserablycaught,notwantingtoleaveDannyandthesafetyoftheapartmentandatthesametimeneedingbadlytoreassureherselfthatJackwasstill.

           safelypackedaway.

           (Ofcourseheis.)

           (Butthevoices)

           (Therewerenovoices.Itwasyourimagination.Itwasthewind.)

           "Itwasn’tthewind."

           Thesoundofherownvoicemadeherjump.Butthedeadlycertaintyinitmadehergoforward.Theknifeswungbyherside,catchinganglesoflightandthrowingthemonthesilkwallpaper.Herslipperswhisperedagainstthecarpet’snap.Hernervesweresinginglikewires.

           Shereachedthecornerofthemaincorridorandpeeredaround,hermindstiffenedforwhatevershemightseethere.

           Therewasnothingtosee.

           Afteramoment’shesitationsheroundedthecornerandbegandownthemaincorridor.Eachsteptowardtheshadowystairwellincreasedherdreadandmadeherawarethatshewasleavinghersleepingsonbehind,aloneandunprotected.

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