”icanseethatartledyouthefiveofushsuchvigorthatwe
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hatedeaother,”oursaid,”rickedthefiveofus
intogettingtogetherbecause,yousee,bytheno
eneesandlettingusseeakingofourselvesoveronedreadfulnlehadnointentionofrryinganyofus””yes,heuarryoneofus,becausethaturtinghiyoucanneverchangea
happyn””iiguessnot,”kadysaid,neverhavingthoughtofthisbefore
akehiotosuarryyou”
kadyetorryhibutitoldhioisaidiarryanothe””ahhhhh,”theensaidinunisonandlookedatkadyas
thoughshearryhididntanyan”orybeten,shethought,butdidntsayso
”ifitssoonehereintoandsendhianilovelivesinvirginia”andindrea
atthistheenlookedateaethinglikethis,”shesaid,thenusedabitofbreadtodrahehoneyonherplate
andsaw
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theyhadntevenlookedatherplate”sallvoice
rthalookedattheothersbeforeshespoke”youghtasoing,andhestobegonefordaysheavenonlyknoesandhelefthatyouarenottoleavetown”
kadyuldfeelherheartstarttopound”idonttoleavetotogoforahatsallisaheserocksyesterdayandthoughtiteplaceforapiicouldallgo”
hreeshookherhead”lehassaidnoyourenottoleavetheraeroftherantoetoseeyou,butyoucantevengointolegend””hesafraidyoullstealahorseandridedoountaintodenver”
kadyuldnotprehendethatiaprisoner””exactly””uldntbereofaprisonerifyouwerebehindbars”
kadysatthereblinkingforseveralnts”inute,thisisstillariinal,andhedoesnthavetherighttoholdprisonerifreeperson,andi”areyouasuffragette”hreeasked”ihunbeing,passes”ybeinvirginiabutnothereinlegendhereyoureasubject,justliketherestofus””oh”kadysaid,oneeyebroene”
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theenlookedfrootheother,thenbaarthasaid”uchtoloseourfathersen,soyself,”shesaiduster”illgetoutofhere,youllsee”
thefiveenjustsatontheendofthebedandlookedatherinpitytheirfacessaidthatkadytheyalreadyknew
thought,herfistsclenchedathersidetelynothinganotherdaylikethisandshewassure
shead
afterthefiveleftyesterdaying,kadyinedtofindthepetroglyphsandgetoutofthistiperiodforeverallsheedintheogetbacktovirginiaandgregory
butafteradayandahalfoftryingtoescape,shehadfailedasbadlyasriedtogetajobinlegendshecertainlyhadtogiveittolethatwasobeyed
afterthehadleft,shedfoundanotelehadleftforheronthedressersayingheentionofherineperiod,norhadheevenhadtheurtesytoexplainwherehedgoneandwhy
fortheentirefirstday,kadyhadtriedtoesanagedtostealahorseandride,shehadnoideaogo
shehadbeesofrustratedthatlastnightshedevenother,begginghertoetolegendandhelpherescape
sonoewhyhadshe
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beenexupfirstofall,sheaterialsheplegirlfrohioatter,thatneededtoberightedsowhywasshehere
soplainingistressofsoitthatleostbeautifulpiewasfuishedluxuriouslyina
zy,fortablestyleitedofandhadneverknooachieve
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