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upinearlier
shestoodintheshadoplesheano,askhioeifherefused,shetoano,andherthersnaaboutitanorianeduntilhehadandthestreeted
sheesuddenly,theporanstoodinthedoorobster,evilanistakenforauniversityprofessorhisvoiceayihelpyouâ€
“Areyoujosephronoâ€hervoicewasshaky
“Yesanneoytheran,tracythought
“Iâ€idliketotalktoyou,ronoâ€
hestudiedherfigureforant“Certainlypleaseeinâ€
traothersney,tracythoughtbitterly
“Iixselfadrinkwouldyoulikeâ€
“Nothingâ€
helookedatherissâ€â€
“Tracydorisneysdaughterâ€
hestaredatherblanklyforaninstant,andthenalookofregnitionflashedaothertoobadâ€
toobadhehadother,andhisonlyntwas:“Toobadâ€
“Mrrono,thedistriythereclearheaâ€
heshrugged“Inevertalkbusinessduringrdigrasitsagainstreligionâ€ronoixingthinkyoullfeelbetterafteryouvehadadrinkâ€
he“Illtellyouakefeelbetter,ronohavingyounfesstoexactlyytherâ€
josephronotuedandsaissneyituldgooffâ€
“Itsgoingtogooffifyoudontdoexaythertosuicideâ€
hechinghercarefullynoifirefuseâ€
“Thenioingtokillyouâ€sheuldfeelthegunshakinginherhand
“Youdonttooklikeakiller,sse,i—â€hethrehedrinkinherface
tracyfeltthesharpstingofthealholinhereyes,andaninstantlaterthegunherhand
“Youroldladyheldouton,â€joeronosaid“Shedidnttellshehadahoylookingdaughterâ€
hes,andtra,buthebackedherintoaher
“Youhaveguts,babyilikethatittusonâ€hisvoicehers,andshetriedtotashewashelplessinhisgrip
“Youent,huhogiveittoyouâ€
shetriedtoseoutinagasp“Letgoâ€
herippedherblouseae,baby,â€heâ€
“Letgoofâ€
heinghershefeltherselfbeingforceddoothefloor
“Illbetyouveneverbeen**edbyarealn,â€hesaidheovingupherthighstracypushedoutblindly,andherfingerstouchedthegunshegrabbedforit,andtherewasasudden,loudexplosion
“Oh,jesusâ€ronoist,traeâ€youbiteâ€â€
trashepusheditopenitshestaggeredovertothesink,filledthebasinirrorhereyesansheranba
joeronolayonthefloor,hisbloodseepingontothe,sorry,â€shesaidinanely“Ididntanto—â€
“Aulance…â€hisbreathingwasragged
tracyhurriedtothetelephoneonthedeskanddialedtheoperatorriedtospeak,hervoicebulancerightaanhasbeenshotâ€
sherepladieyouknoeal:tokillhishekneltbesidethebodyonthefloortoseeifhebulanceisonitsised
shefled
shetriednottorun,afraidofattrathehousetraanoshouseivegottogetahere,tracythoughtaheadofher,ataxipulledtothecurbanddischargeditspassengerstracyranto,afraidoflosingit“Areyoufreeâ€
“Thatdependswhereyougoinâ€
“Theairportâ€sheheldherbreath
“Getinâ€
onthebulanceiftheyw
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upinearlier
shestoodintheshadoplesheano,askhioeifherefused,shetoano,andherthersnaaboutitanorianeduntilhehadandthestreeted
sheesuddenly,theporanstoodinthedoorobster,evilanistakenforauniversityprofessorhisvoiceayihelpyouâ€
“Areyoujosephronoâ€hervoicewasshaky
“Yesanneoytheran,tracythought
“Iâ€idliketotalktoyou,ronoâ€
hestudiedherfigureforant“Certainlypleaseeinâ€
traothersney,tracythoughtbitterly
“Iixselfadrinkwouldyoulikeâ€
“Nothingâ€
helookedatherissâ€â€
“Tracydorisneysdaughterâ€
hestaredatherblanklyforaninstant,andthenalookofregnitionflashedaothertoobadâ€
toobadhehadother,andhisonlyntwas:“Toobadâ€
“Mrrono,thedistriythereclearheaâ€
heshrugged“Inevertalkbusinessduringrdigrasitsagainstreligionâ€ronoixingthinkyoullfeelbetterafteryouvehadadrinkâ€
he“Illtellyouakefeelbetter,ronohavingyounfesstoexactlyytherâ€
josephronotuedandsaissneyituldgooffâ€
“Itsgoingtogooffifyoudontdoexaythertosuicideâ€
hechinghercarefullynoifirefuseâ€
“Thenioingtokillyouâ€sheuldfeelthegunshakinginherhand
“Youdonttooklikeakiller,sse,i—â€hethrehedrinkinherface
tracyfeltthesharpstingofthealholinhereyes,andaninstantlaterthegunherhand
“Youroldladyheldouton,â€joeronosaid“Shedidnttellshehadahoylookingdaughterâ€
hes,andtra,buthebackedherintoaher
“Youhaveguts,babyilikethatittusonâ€hisvoicehers,andshetriedtotashewashelplessinhisgrip
“Youent,huhogiveittoyouâ€
shetriedtoseoutinagasp“Letgoâ€
herippedherblouseae,baby,â€heâ€
“Letgoofâ€
heinghershefeltherselfbeingforceddoothefloor
“Illbetyouveneverbeen**edbyarealn,â€hesaidheovingupherthighstracypushedoutblindly,andherfingerstouchedthegunshegrabbedforit,andtherewasasudden,loudexplosion
“Oh,jesusâ€ronoist,traeâ€youbiteâ€â€
trashepusheditopenitshestaggeredovertothesink,filledthebasinirrorhereyesansheranba
joeronolayonthefloor,hisbloodseepingontothe,sorry,â€shesaidinanely“Ididntanto—â€
“Aulance…â€hisbreathingwasragged
tracyhurriedtothetelephoneonthedeskanddialedtheoperatorriedtospeak,hervoicebulancerightaanhasbeenshotâ€
sherepladieyouknoeal:tokillhishekneltbesidethebodyonthefloortoseeifhebulanceisonitsised
shefled
shetriednottorun,afraidofattrathehousetraanoshouseivegottogetahere,tracythoughtaheadofher,ataxipulledtothecurbanddischargeditspassengerstracyranto,afraidoflosingit“Areyoufreeâ€
“Thatdependswhereyougoinâ€
“Theairportâ€sheheldherbreath
“Getinâ€
onthebulanceiftheyw
... </P></TD>