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 niuststayitorroedy.”

laughing,gregoryusedhiskeytoopenherapartntdoor,thenpushedherinside.”ifyoudontbehave,illhireabridalnsultanttanizeyou.youllfindyourselfbeingaskedto

registerfortrashdtoiletseatvers.”

helaughedharderentdoor,leaviogetsosleep.

so.shereallyefulthatgregoryuoodhertotallackoftalentinchoosingfuishings.itthatshedidntanietolive;itthatshehadnoideaand,okay,noiinhairsandsuch.

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iaheluckiestah,”she,saidaloud,asshehadtetgregory.

butoddlyenough,asshesteppedathedoor,herenergyseedtorevive.asshefeltthetirednessdrainingfroer,shethoughtsheghtkeherselfsoaandreadabookorseeifthereovieon.

butevenasshethoughtit,hereyesdriftedtothebigtinboxsittings.sheuldsind.asshedbeendeglazinga

ro,istingpahought,iisibox

,heabsolutelyrefusedtothinkthathertirednesshadbeenanexcusetogetatheothersabacktotheboxanditshiddentreasure.”probablyaratsinside,”shesaidaloudas

sheadraeogetthelidofftherustybox.

thirtyer,shehadfinallyscrapedato

prythelidoffenoughtogetherfingersu.hertuggingdeherfiipshurt,atheantiqueshophadsaid,theonlytreasureiehthedeadassesofweevils.

dunderoneedgeofthelid,kadygavesu,thelidclatteringtothefloor.pullingherselfupright,sheleanedover

theboxandpeeredinside,andsaissuepaper.

ontops,obviouslyputthereanyyears.

iediately,kadykhepaperwas

sothingveryspecial.andsothingveryprivate.sittingbaherheels,shelookedatthefloptstoprythelidoff.

foralongnt,kadyhesitatedhindecision.partofher

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criedoutthatsheshouldreplacethelidandneveropentheboxagainputitontopofherkitcabiandlookattheoutside,fetabouttheinside.orbetteryet,getridoftheboxandfetsheeversae.”

sloblingslightly,kadyunpihefloaside,thenpeeledbackthetissuepaper.instantly,shekneshe.