as rachel got up from the couch and walked past her parents and headed for the stairs , her dad said , '' get back here . '' rachel slowly walked near him . '' come here , he said , '' closer , '' '' were you smoking ? '' '' no ! '' rachel said . '' you smell like an ashtray , do you smell that ? '' rachel 's dad said . '' rachel , tell us the truth , were you smoking

he put out his hand and held coraline 's hand with his own . it was warm now . '' it 's a very fine thing you did for us , miss , '' said the tall girl . she now had a smear of chocolate ice cream all around her lips . '' i 'm just pleased it 's all over , '' said coraline

when the physical body dies , the life energy crosses over into hyper-reality . at first , the energy is like an echo of the original being or life form that it originated from , but gradually over time the energy loses its connection or identity to that life form , and is re-born into a new one , '' helios explained . '' so it is kind of like reincarnation

'' if things do n't go well , i need a plan b. i fully anticipate that everything will go according to plan , but if it does n't , then i 'll leave to go to the bathroom . and you 'll say , '' i think myrtle has a great idea . '' '' and why , '' asked miles , pushing his wire-rimmed glasses up his nose , '' would they care what i think ? '' '' half those ninnies have set their cap for you ,
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