【】eshehaddisappearedandthepoligforher.

hherhandoutstretched,sheliftedherfoottotakethelaststeptoent.

but,suddenly,thedarknontheanilovetoherhead.itan

ostofherlife.

asalansfaceshiseyeshoutobespoken.butno

uandnicatetoher.heinglycloseenoughtotouch,but,thedistaincreaseduntilheofreach.

hiseyeslookedsad,asthoughheething,asthoughheevenfearedlosiherewasno

hesitationinkadyasshetookastepto,asal,tobe.butagaiaincreased.”hoanlifthishandininvitation.”eforus”

thedarkndidnotansiled,andtherewas

uk”hloveikadydreilebaorethananything,shepontothehorseandrideaowhereverhewasgoing.

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butlestoppedher.sandstheopening.

andasquicklyasheved,sodidtheopeningintherockdisappear.oheree,atherek.

atfirstkadyuldnotbelievele,butheheldhertightly.”no,no,no”shesonthechesthherfists.”idonttostayhere.itogobackto

oe.youshesa

feesthathehadneverbeforeheardaansay.infact,frohelookonhisface,hedidntkhewordssheused.

hereleasedhisgriponherar.”kady,iorry;ididnt

an

shovingahisheperablesurface.openonlyatcertain

tisofthedayoronlyoaindayseanorthatofa

nsorry.itsjustthatiuldoseeyougo.”tiltinghishead,helookedat

herthroughthieanbeedoeanthatieandthati

ypoyyside,thenyes,indeedy,iaelfish.estoyou,sslong,ightbethestselfishnalive.””doyouthinkthatisthekey””dohoseknivesofyoursintoyourselfishlittleheartthatybetheroanilove””n,”shealstsaid.

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