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    “t be anotogether—”

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    Numbly, Sabriel y hands hung open by her sides.

    “I o te,” Ably. “I knos and s. I do not kno everyt lives must go time. t is t governs our  it also governs us. You are ty-t taug time to die.”

    for. For a moment, sood like a stringed puppet at rest, t , feeling t fabric of . So diminisill once again stle girl, running to  tes. As sing of . Only noime-  piece, counting ing till it ime for o die.

    Siging around stretc go.

    turned toget into Life.

    Kerrigor laug rose to a manic crescendo, before suddenly cutting to an ominous silence. ter noed forainty. toucone, drencly droc aut nerves of a mouse captivated by a gliding snake. Some it o see teness of t by filtered sunlig ty paces or more from the edge . . .

    A cracking noise beart, and turn, a jolt of fear suddenly overlaid urning  to Life! Ice flakes fell from ture flurries, and to several small floes and drifted away.

    toucone blinked as t fell ayhe sword and bell.

    “ter!” exclaimed toucone, as their eyes and moved.

    But no one  instant a terrible scream of rage and fury burst out of t out across ter.

    toucone turned again, and t croucs eyes and long mouter.

    Be, ed s bogclay ood somet mig of as a man.

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