ill felt no ion and bafflement.

    ood up slo tc  ed like a lovers.

    quot;I dont understand,quot; ;Its too strange.quot;

    ill turned back to ther.

    A tled at , and only tness hi his eyes.

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    Beside tern and ttle ment. ill picked ticed rimmed cloak trailing be  t and she cloak around himself.

    tern and looked back at tcurning to go doain.

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    And as urned do little gully before t Lyra sleeping, opped suddenly. anding ting. ill put he knife.

    the figures spoke.

    quot;Youre t; range quality of ts.

    a human being.

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    quot;You ime?quot;

    quot;Every moment.quot;

    quot;Did ;

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    quot;e ;

    ill said not to understand thing else.

    quot;All rig; ;Ill come  first I must ;

    tood aside to let  a tingle in t close to t  a