and it was karl who scored it first , beating it to swim past calvin 's cheek in the air , and even driving away threads of umber-colored hair from his face , and far behind him the ball sailed , off toward jordan and alvin , who stood still and guarded . in the proceeding second , karl projected down , followed by calvin

they were in a straight section of the canyon and there was nothing ahead of them . back in the other direction there was a distinct lack of huge and imminent danger as demanded by narrative convention , but that sound and feeling was getting ominously closer . ' ok , ' said glamrock . ' let 's pick up the pace . ' as he spoke a stone , slightly smaller than a fist , appeared over the top of the canyon

he knelt on the bed , one knee on either side of my hips , and leaned over me , hands on the mattress at my head . he still wore his trousers and seemed in no hurry to remove them . i wanted to change that . i undid the button and fly and pushed them lower . he gave me a wry smile and stood up to take them off . he drew down his shorts too and flung them away with the trousers

i nodded and got out of the car . suddenly really nervous , and rethinking what it was i was doing out here , i walked behind renn as he made his way to the house . as we neared the front door , it burst open and a teenage boy came running out . he was tall and lanky , though not quite as tall as
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