what was once something he feared could come back to haunt him , now was his one card left to play . '' there 's something that you do n't know . benny dugan was seen trying to dispose of the girl 's head that has been missing . it was just yesterday at the dumpster behind the bus station . then , the eye witness said , one of red delgatti 's goons retrieved it from the dumpster

she had seen this mirror illustrated in some book . she just could n't quite remember the title . the room wobbled a bit . she moved unsteadily to the desk and leaned on it , waiting for the dizziness to pass . when the world was stable again she found herself gazing into the old mirror . and quite suddenly , through the growing fog that was creeping through her mind , she remembered where she had seen a picture of this particular mirror

'' but you did n't know that when you came , '' i shout . '' when bill-e fetched you , loch was alive . why did n't you phone for help ? maybe they could have got here before you . maybe loch would be alive if - '' '' billy , come here , '' dervish interrupts me . bill-e approaches slowly , fearfully , trying not to look at loch

a few minutes later , a woman who looked to be in her midsixties made herself at home in the seat across from nicole . '' hello , '' nicole said , not recognizing the older strawberry blonde with teased hair and wrists covered with bracelets . '' hi yourself . '' the woman set her arms on the table and stared at
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