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e c a r, M att s a t b y th e s le epin g M ere dit h w it h …
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Ste fa n w oke e arly . H e s pe nt th e tim e f r o m d a w n u ntil…
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“S le epin g in th e s to ra ge r o om w it h e ve ry w all c o ve re d in …
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“N ow y o u k n o w h o w it ’s d o ne ?” E le na a ske d M ere dit h . “ Y ou…
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Ste fa n w hir le d a ro und a nd s a w B onnie , w it h o nly a to w el…
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Ele na w as n o ddin g s lo w ly . “ It w ould w ork w it h w ha t h a ppe ne d…
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“O i! ” D am on s ho ute d f r o m o uts id e th e p a la nquin . “ Is a nyb o dy e ls e …
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“S tr ip to y o ur u nde rw ear a nd g e t in o n th e o th e r…
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Ele na w oke u p f e eli n g s tif f a nd c ra m pe d. B ut th a t w asn’t …
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“D am on d o esn’t m ean to b e s uch a — a b a sta rd ,” B onnie s a id …

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Ele na w as w ait in g f o r th e f o g to d is pe rs e . It h a d…
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“Y ou’v e b e en f e d a nd ta ke n c a re o f a s b e st a s…
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Ele na f e lt a s if s he h a d b e en d o in g n o th in g in …
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Matt b ro ke a lo t o f tr a ffic r u le s o n th e w ay…
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The n M ere dit h s a w s o m eth in g th a t w as n o t s m oke o r f ir e .
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Dam on h a d s to ppe d a nd w as k n e eli n g b e hin d a n e no rm ous b ro ke n…
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Ele na c lu tc he d th e c hild to h e r. D am on h a d u nde rs to od, e ve n…
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But a fte r a n e ndle ss tim e in th e s o ft, k in d d a rk n e ss,…
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Ste fa n d id n’t m ove o r s pe ak f o r lo ng m om ents . E le na ’s h e art…
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“It’s n o t a p ro ble m ,” th e f a ir r u le r, R ya nne n, s a id u ne xp e cte dly .
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“E le na ?” S te fa n s a id q uie tly . “ C ould y o u a sk m e to c o m e…

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