of pographs in frames.

    ill left and looked in ttle bath a double bed.

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    tside a darkened room, and ing inside; and noions  open and sometling at .

    But  standing quite close enougo be knocked over.

    , and trengt it,  y clothin bare limbs.

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    S s back and licked c.

    ill stood up slowly.

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    quot;Lyra Silvertongue,quot; she said.

    quot;Do you live ;

    quot;No,quot; sly.

    quot;t is ty?quot;

    quot;I dont kno;

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    quot;From my s joined on. ;

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    quot;I  got a demon,quot; ;I dont kno; t;O your demon?quot;

    Sood up slooat curled  ills face.

    quot;But youre alive,quot; s;You ent... You ent been .. .quot;

    quot;My names ill Parry,quot; ;I dont kno demons. In my  means devil, somet;

    quot;In your  your ;

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    Stle, but sill cently, and ayed calm and quiet as if srange cat h.

    quot;y?quot;  on.

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    quot;;

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    quot;So w;

    quot;Im looking for Dust,quot; she said.

    quot;Looking for dust? , gold dust?  sort of dust?quot;

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