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h is d in ner. H e
must b e s ta rv in g, b ut w hen M att tr ie d to ta ke h im s o m eth in g e arlie r to day,
Dam on th re w th e w hole tr a y a t h im .
Oh, p le ase , G od,
p le ase
d on’t le t h im h ate m e!
I’m b ein g s e lf is h , I k n ow , in ju st ta lk in g a bout w hat’s g oin g o n w it h D am on a nd
me. I m ean, th in gs in F ell’s C hurc h a re w ors e th an e ve r. E ve ry d ay m ore
ch ild re n b eco m e p osse sse d a nd te rrif y th eir p are nts . E ve ry d ay, p are nts g et
angrie r w it h th eir p osse sse d c h ild re n. I d on’t e ve n w ant to th in k a bout w hat’s
goin g o n. If s o m eth in g d oesn ’t c h ange, th e w hole p la ce w ill b e d estr o ye d lik e th e
la st to w n S hin ic h i a nd M is a o v is it e d.
Shin ic h i… he m ade a lo t o f p re dic tio ns a bout o ur g ro up, a bout th in gs w e’v e
ke pt s e cre t fr o m th e o th ers . B ut th e tr u th is , I d on’t k n ow if I w ant to h ear a ny o f
his r id dle s s o lv e d.
We’r e lu cky in o ne w ay. W e h ave th e S ait o u fa m ily to h elp u s. Y ou r e m em ber
Is o bel S ait o u, w ho p ie rc e d h ers e lf s o h orrib ly w hile s h e w as p osse sse d? S in ce
sh e’s g otte n b ette r, s h e’s b eco m e a g ood fr ie nd, a nd h er m oth er, M rs . S ait o u,
and h er g ra ndm oth er, O baasa n, to o. T hey g iv e u s a m ule ts — sp ells to k e ep e vil
aw ay, w rit te n o n P ost- it N ote s o r lit tle c a rd s. W e’r e s o g ra te fu l fo r th at k in d o f
help . S om eday m ayb e w e c a n r e pay th em a ll.
Ele na G ilb e rt p ut d o w n th e p e n r e lu cta ntly . S huttin g h e r d ia ry m eant h a vin g to f a ce

th e th in gs s he h a d b e en w rit in g a bo ut.
Som eho w , th o ugh, s he m ana ge d to m ake h e rs e lf w alk d o w nsta ir s to th e k it c he n
and ta ke th e d in ne r tr a y f r o m M rs . F lo w ers , w ho s m ile d e nco ura gin gly a t h e r.
As s he s e t o ut f o r th e b o ard in gho use ’s s to ra ge r o om , s he n o tic e d th a t h e r h a nds
were