rourke paid little attention to their departure . he looked at the painting and then glanced at the wizard 's body . the enchantment vilnius had cast on the painting should have been broken with the wizard 's death , yet the painting remained intact , with karinna still its prisoner . filled with a horrible premonition , rourke moved closer to the
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more earth radiation flares '' what is it , rice ? '' bob diaz asked . diaz must have virtually teleported to john rice 's desk ; he 'd barely had enough time to re-seat the phone 's handset in its cradle . '' more c1s , sir . '' '' more of the same ? '' '' no , sir . soho prime 's picked up one originating in the downtown core and several more north of the city ,
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twenty minutes later , the litter box was set up on the floor in the closet and their filled food and water dishes were set out on the floor against one of the walls . the cat carriers were stowed on the shelf in the closet , and the cats had disappeared to their respective hidey-holes in the room . not anxious to face her parents again , and with her stomach still bothering her , meredith lay down on the bed . vi went out to the kitchen and offered to help with dinner , which was fine with
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