'' i have my reasons , '' coop muttered . for one thing , she held clues to the ring 's past . but he could have researched the case with lexie and not gotten involved with her personally or intimately , a voice in his head reminded him . he 'd chosen to go deeper . no , coop thought , he had n't
chosen

'' give me the broderie , and i wo n't drop you off in the ocean , you 've put in danger the growth of the rose of levity . '' '' the broderie 's attuned to my temperature , '' said clarity . she grabbed one of the lights between her thumb and index . '' i 'll get rid of this light if you drop us off , '' said
clarity

anyway , the parking lot attendant made the captain buy thirteen tickets because of the number of spaces the flying saucer occupied , but otherwise he seemed uninterested . there was a documentary about aliens on the little tv set in his booth . the captain and bagless noticed it as they walked out . '' i 've seen that one , '' said
bagless