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    niuststayitorroedy.”

    laughing,gregoryusedhiskeytoopenherapartntdoor,thenpushedherinside.”ifyoudontbehave,illhireabridalnsultanttanizeyou.youllfindyourselfbeingaskedto

    registerfortrashdtoiletseatvers.”

    helaughedharderentdoor,leaviogetsosleep.

    so.shereallyefulthatgregoryuoodhertotallackoftalentinchoosingfuishings.itthatshedidntanietolive;itthatshehadnoideaand,okay,noiinhairsandsuch.

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    legend

    iaheluckiestah,”she,saidaloud,asshehadtetgregory.

    butoddlyenough,asshesteppedathedoor,herenergyseedtorevive.asshefeltthetirednessdrainingfroer,shethoughtsheghtkeherselfsoaandreadabookorseeifthereovieon.

    butevenasshethoughtit,hereyesdriftedtothebigtinboxsittings.sheuldsind.asshedbeendeglazinga

    ro,istingpahought,iisibox

    ,heabsolutelyrefusedtothinkthathertirednesshadbeenanexcusetogetatheothersabacktotheboxanditshiddentreasure.”probablyaratsinside,”shesaidaloudas

    sheadraeogetthelidofftherustybox.

    thirtyer,shehadfinallyscrapedato

    prythelidoffenoughtogetherfingersu.hertuggingdeherfiipshurt,atheantiqueshophadsaid,theonlytreasureiehthedeadassesofweevils.

    dunderoneedgeofthelid,kadygavesu,thelidclatteringtothefloor.pullingherselfupright,sheleanedover

    theboxandpeeredinside,andsaissuepaper.

    ontops,obviouslyputthereanyyears.

    iediately,kadykhepaperwas

    sothingveryspecial.andsothingveryprivate.sittingbaherheels,shelookedatthefloptstoprythelidoff.

    foralongnt,kadyhesitatedhindecision.partofher

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    judedeveraux

    criedoutthatsheshouldreplacethelidandneveropentheboxagainputitontopofherkitcabiandlookattheouts