besttoigownspeoplewhopassedher.

kadyahatsheterokthananyonehedeverhadathishotel.justasarrogantly,hetoldherhe

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judedeveraux

didnteninhiskit,ingthentoxahs.hehadntevennsideredgivingkadyajob

soentopportunities;shedfindsothingsowhere.

butasnightdreeered

bodyhadheldherduringthenightbefore.

bynightfallshedtriednearlyeveryshopintoadeheriliation,ineoldherthataan

ongthen,shehadburstintotears.forantthehedlookedasthoughhewas

goingtorelent,buthedglanananagerdidnotgivein.hedid,hootohewagonsfullofore.

askadyehesllofit,everythingwas

friedinthesagreasethathadbeeolubriellofanyfooddekadysuther.

shefotherpride.”uldihavesothi”sheasked,andsheuldseebythenagerseyesthathean,hislieutenant,hisevil,firytookherarndtoldherthataningkofanappropriatelynastyreply,hehalfliftedherontoahardboardandtoldthedrivertogo.

inutessheountain.aherhelaundry,z,

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ajly,\,tinandaskediftheyneededanyhelp.sheintheleastsurprisedheytoldheo.

aparlor,hbigttonreesandgrassylaoneend

lookedlikeasportsfieldhbleacherssetup.

bythetishereaadeherparisonth.ileshefoundaupleottenatsandelledlikeahorse

bla,putthenthefloor,laydo,rolledtheroundher,andtosleep.

entstoreerotherhadtoldherthatselfpitylessoit,youkeptfallingforever.