t in ters of Brices Creek. It  large, maybe a

    moments before.

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    t in silence for a long  a group of cly cruggling to keep up.

    ter. t part. to move o touc ones and felt thers ruffling under her fingers.

    Noa out t earlier and  to Allie. Stered ttle ones, laughey swam in circles, looking for food.

    tayed until tance - faint but po ime to leave.

    Noao t of tronger than he had earlier.

    Sill amazed by ;

    quot;I dont knoe to Lake Matamuskeet every er, but I guess time. I dont kno. Maybe t off track or somet;

    quot;t stay?quot;

    quot;I doubt it. tinct, and t ter  to Matamuskeet.quot;

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    Allie enjoyed t to let it   of es, but s care. Siced, t s ness. It felt   felt in years.

    A cloud burst directly above to come doempt at keeping dry, making Noater.

    kno. Even to come, ed t sed to be caugorm like this.

    tes later, and Noao step out.  out  to drift a in case, ied it to te in t make any difference.

    As ying t Allie and stopped breat a second. Siful as sed, cely comfortable in t try to keep dry or line of s as t clung tigo   a cold ra