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- She fell over on her side. I took her by the arm and half led, half dragged her toward the circle of heroes. She struggled for a minute and I clucked my tongue at her. “You don’t want to act that way, do you?”
- She stopped fighting.
- “Wouldn’t it be easier to just relax?”
- She rolled down onto the blanket. She ended up on her side, then tipped over onto her back. She stopped breathing again.
- I whispered to her as she settled down. She struggled a bit, but the questions sank into her brain and the ideas took hold. She blinked a few times and then went limp. Her blank eyes stared up at the ceiling.
- She was going to be the wild card in all this. I wasn’t sure how long I could hold her, and I wasn’t sure if holding her would have any effect. I don’t think she can starve to death. I was tempted to just stomp her head in, but if the bodies were found that would lead to questions.
- Excerpt From Ex-Purgatory, pg 575-576
- Peter Clines
- https://books.apple.com/us/book/ex-purgatory/id676938479
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