there were buttons of every size , shape , and made from everything you could imagine . there was even an egg that glowed brightly in the dark . miraz puffed on his pipe . he paced up and down muttering . '' what else ? what have n't i shown them ? '' liam stared fascinated as a stream of smoke rolled down off the
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hey , whatever , the clerk said , shrugging now and pulling the box back off the counter . i should n't be messing around anyway -- okay , elise blurted before she could change her mind . yes , okay . it 's yours . you can have it . she pulled the wires out from under her sweatshirt , then wound them around the ipod and set the sleek black case down in front of the
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angie could have knocked me over with a feather when she handed over that stack . '' it 's all in order i guess . '' i opened my desk again to retrieve my '' cleared '' stamp and ink pad . i eyed the cross next to my box of paper clips . i had been tempted to use it before , but i was n't so sure that i had the faith to give it
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