he snapped the lid back into place on romeo 's cage , put a few bricks on top to weigh it down , and then roused the mouse with a tap on the side of the cage . the burly rodent stretched and yawned and then scurried toward the bottle and started guzzling . the commotion woke juliet as well , who watched with curiosity from the safety of her own cage

'' can i get y ' all a drink ? '' i asked with the same smile i bestowed on every other member when i asked this question . '' at least she knows her place , '' nan said with an amused snide tone . '' i 'll take a corona . lime , please , '' rush said . i chanced a glance his way and his eyes met mine only briefly before he turned to nan

above the green door of the modest library , a plaque read : mark twain library and then in slightly smaller print : gift of samuel l. clemens . i found that curious , but now was hardly the time . we headed to the librarian 's desk . since berleand had the official badge , even if we were way out of his district , i let him take the lead . '' hello , '' he said to the librarian

holding the brightly colored spiral notebook , she picked at the half-peeled $ 3.99 ross price tag on the back . '' it 's all in here , your name , your description , your words to her . but when you read all that , i have to be sure this book is protected . it 's all i have to prove my case . '' '' then maybe you do n't have much of a
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