stepping beyond the door , he found her sitting where the roots in the wall had spun themselves into an elegant chair . she nodded to a woven mat on the floor , illuminated by her soft light . all else lay dark . iliff thought he could hear water trickling into a pool somewhere . '' you have made your decision . '' '' yes , '' iliff said , taking his seat on the mat
there are three weeks before classes start , charley . i do n't even know where to begin . i know that you have been accepted to several places , but will they be able to accommodate you ? what schools do you want to look into ? '' '' carolina state and southern , '' i say quietly . i had been accepted to clemson , carolina state , lrc , and
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'' back when the earth was first forming into what it is today , out of the liquid part of its core creatures were formed born of fire . in the beginning there was just one , but after a few years another was born . it continued that way until there were two hundred . some of them paired off and began to

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Q: where his place should be , thought lucius . '' a true soldier , '' he said , and then moved his eyes at doctor modius . '' i presume this is the infirmary on aquila . '' '' you presume well , your highness , '' modius said . '' good . now take me to my palace , '' said _ ... Fill the blank.
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TEXT: Continue writing the following text: when they arrived at the carsons ' tiny home , the door flung open , and a little boy darted from the doorway to mr. kent , grabbing his leg . marietta thought surely the boy , whom she assumed was five-year-old zack , would knock the man over , but mr. kent stood as firmly as a cedar in a storm . '' jase ! why did you leave me , jase ? '' '' i went to meet the stage ,
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even more surprising , she is not in her room . instead , lex finally finds her in the dining room , which is empty except for her and a man in a wheelchair . when she notices him , serena offers lex a smile -- half-amused , half-quizzical -- and beckons him across the room . '' frank , this is my son ,

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