she was standing by the fire beside a smal table with an empty glass and a decanter of amber liquid that he suspected was whiskey . he eyed the decanter , and then glanced back to suzette , not having any idea what she was talking about . final y he asked , '' drinking so early ? '' suzette clucked with annoyance and picked up the decanter
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'' lani says she hears metal against metal . she thinks it 's a chain hitting something else that 's metal . '' the professor nodded , his hands on his hips . he glanced around the river walk . a few seconds later , he pointed to a flag pole in the distance . there was a metal chain attached to the pole that kept knocking the side of the

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Q: serendipity had delivered the letter into the hands of the wide traveling matt laconner , who had read it and , upon learning peter 's name , had given it to aspen , who had read it and given it to gandy , who had read it and given it to forsythe , who had read it and given it to peter , who had read it and now gave it back to aspen who stood reading it again as if he had not already read it . '' settles your problems , '' aspen declared , handing it back to _ ... Fill the blank.
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TEXT: Continue writing the following text: '' a minute of your time , '' pruett said , touching the tip of his hat and smiling at his daughter . '' sure , '' said hanson . the two walked out into the parking lot of the shady day hotel . '' i know what ty 's planning tomorrow , '' pruett said . '' he mentioned that he told you , '' said
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TEXT: Continue writing the following text: cole 's face remained blank , as if he had n't heard the question . he did n't take his eyes off the poster . '' cole . do you recognize their faces ? '' he shook his head . '' when was the feast supposed to start ? '' i said again . cole frowned . '' i scheduled our arrival for right after the beginning of the
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