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ool o f p unch w hile th e c h ao s I 'd c re ate d r a g ed a ro und m e. A lo ne w hite b allo on b obbed b y m y e lb ow , a n d M rs . D av is o n, m y a lg eb ra te ach er, s tu m ble d
p ast, s h outin g in to h er c ell p hone, " I s a id G re en M ounta in H ig h! U m . . . I d on't k now , a n a m bula n ce? A S W AT te am ? J u st s e n d s o m eb ody!"
T hen I h eard a s h rie k . " It w as h er! S ophie M erc er!"
F elic ia w as p oin tin g a t m e, h er w hole b ody s h ak in g.
E ven o ver a ll th e n ois e , F elic ia 's w ord s e ch oed in th e c av ern ous g ym .
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" S he's . . . s h e's a w itc h !"
I s ig hed . " N ot a g ain ."
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" W ell? "
I s te p ped o ut o f th e c ar a n d in to th e h ot th ic k h eat o f A ugust in G eo rg ia .

I s te p ped o ut o f th e c ar a n d in to th e h ot th ic k h eat o f A ugust in G eo rg ia .
" A weso m e," I m urm ure d , s lid in g m y s u ngla sse s o n to p o f m y h ead . T han ks to th e h um id ity , m y h air f e lt lik e it h ad tr ip le d in s iz e. I c o uld f e el it tr y in g to d ev our m y
su ngla sse s lik e s o m e s o rt o f c arn iv oro us ju ngle p la n t. " I a lw ay s w ondere d w hat it w ould b e lik e to liv e in s o m eb ody's m outh ."
In f ro nt o f m e lo om ed H ecate H all, w hic h , a cco rd in g to th e b ro ch ure c lu tc h ed in m y s w eaty h an d, w as " th e p re m ie r r e fo rm ato ry in stitu tio n f o r P ro dig iu m
a d ole sc en ts ."
P ro dig iu m . J u st a f a n cy L atin w ord f o r m onste rs . A nd th at's w hat e v ery one a t H ecate w as.
T hat's w hat I w as.
I'd a lr e ad y r e ad th e b ro ch ure f o ur tim es o n th e p la n e f ro m V erm ont to G eo rg ia , tw ic e o n th e f e rry r id e to G ra y m alk in I s la n d, ju st o ff th e c o ast o f G eo rg ia ( w here , I
le arn ed , H ecate h ad b een b uilt in 1 854), a n d o nce a s o ur r e n ta l c ar h ad r a ttle d o ver th