i turn into the driveway and stop . i take another xanax . when did i take the last one ? i ca n't remember . i see a white ford sedan in the driveway . that must be bud and margie 's rental car . i put the car in drive and inch forward . through the curtain of falling snow , i see the christmas lights strung along the eaves and the rectangular golden glow of the windows

lot and i will lead the other group to pizenchaffe and morgorath . red will travel with us . river and caleb , you will go with thaddeus , '' locmire said as he rode over next to lot . '' i want to go to pizenchaffe with you and lot , '' demanded river . '' i do not think that is a good idea , river

as we walked up the darkened staircase , i glanced over the railing and saw a small light in the cafe . russell crowe 's cafe . was he working late ? schultz wanted to show me something in the art gallery , so he flipped on a light switch when we reached the top of the stairs . as he unlocked the door , several small beams of light suddenly zeroed in on a few paintings

' there are n't any , ' almeric said . ' then what am i doing ? ' ' you 're looking for tea-leaves . ' ' artefacts , ' said vern . ' what 's that ? ' ' tea-leaves always seem old-fashioned to me , ' vern explained ; ' like wind-up watches and things . ' ' you 're ahead of your time , vern , ' said
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