inner to prepare and serve in less ters got guests in ting over t means Co attend to getting t dont go cold; and  to go on. Im sure Roger11 turn up....”

    Lyra turned and ran out of tcack of silver dis arose. Seps and across too t buildings of tood.

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    t, cream: tender little ice-cream clouds in a oood around t no eau-Vert and e o t and t. Rooks  of a gas engine announced t of tc climb a. Mic first as tip of tle finger  arms lengteadily smaller until it  in the pearly sky.

    Surned and looked doo to drift in ones and totery, trutting or fluttering alongside or percs ained-glass o glo moved up tables ligeo toll, announcing half an hour before dinner.

    ted it to stay t it ealing c on the roof ridge, chin in hands.

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    “I think—”

    But alaimon t o , because someone began to s from below.

    “Lyra! Lyra! You come in tant!”

    tience:

    it here was no hiding from her.

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