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Artemis- Foil Bodysuits

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  1. “Well done, Holly. You did it. Set us down in the rear courtyard. We can access the house by the kitchen door.”
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  3. Holly pressed a few buttons. “Around the back it is. Scanning for alarms. Found two and a sneaky third. Motion sensors, if I’m not mistaken. Only one alarm is being remotely monitored, and the other two are self-contained. Should I disable the remote alarm?”
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  5. “Yes, Holly, please disable the alarm. Anybody home?”
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  7. Holly checked the thermal imaging. “One warm body. Top floor.”
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  9. Artemis sighed, relieved. “Good. Just Mother. She will have taken her sleeping tablets by now. Little me can’t be back yet.”
  10. ...
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  12. “Later. Over supper. Now can we open the time stream, friend?”
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  14. There was a sudden swish as the bay window curtain slid back.
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  16. Young Artemis and Butler were there, both wearing foil suits. Butler unzipped his suit to reveal a large gun strapped across his chest.
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  18. “What was that about a time stream?” asked ten-year-old Artemis.
  19. ...
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  21. “Please,” Artemis pleaded.“We need to go. It’s a matter of life and death.”
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  23. Young Artemis was unmoved. “I had a feeling you would be back. This is where it all began, right on this spot. I reviewed the security tapes, and you simply appeared in this room. Then you followed me to Africa, so I thought if I saved the creature’s life you might end up back here with my lemur. We simply blocked our heat signatures and waited. And here you are.”
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  25. -The Time Paradox, Chapter 13
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