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ile ,
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c h oic es: p ut i t a w ay ( p ro bab ly n ev er t o b e p ic k ed u p a g ain ) o r c ast e v ery th in g e ls e a sid e a n d c h ase .
R alp h s u ggeste d a p ossib le t h ir d a lt e rn ativ e, a s to ry t h at c o uld b e w rit te n t h e s a m e w ay i t w ould b e r e a d -in
i n sta llm en ts . A nd I l i k ed t h e h ig h-w ir e a sp ec t o f i t, t o o: f a ll d ow n o n t h e j o b, f a il t o c a rry t h ro ug h, a n d a ll a t
o nce a b out a m ill io n r e ad ers a re h ow li n g f o r y our b lo od. N o o ne k now s t h is a n y b ette r t h an m e, u nle ss i t's m y
s e cre ta ry , J u lia n n E ug le y ; w e g et d ozen s o f a n gry l e tte rs e a ch w ee k , d em an din g t h e n ex t b ook i n t h e D
ark
T ow er
c y cle ( p ati e n ce, f o llo w ers o f R ola n d; a n oth er y ear o r s o a n d y our w ait w ill e n d, I p ro m is e ). O ne o f t h ese
c o nta in ed a P ola ro id o f a t e d dy-b ea r i n c h ain s, w ith a m essa g e c u t o ut o f n ew sp ap er h ead lin es a n d m ag az in e
co vers : R ELEA SE T H E N EX T D ARK T O W ER B O O K A T O N CE O R T H E B EA R D IE S, i t s a id . I p ut i t u p i n
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li tt le -a b out t h e c re atu re s o f o ne's i m ag in atio n.
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i n a s e rie s o f s m all p ap erb ack s, i n t h e n in ete en th ce n tu ry
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