TWELVE - THE BREAK
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Lyra doing o him.
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Some t difficult for ts to steady. Meaners o land one at a time, and to make t from the swaying zeppelins.
By time, botroops. Some rees. But neit reacill t lay er.
ill said above the noise:
quot; are you going to do?quot;
quot;ive.quot;
quot;, as ages? ake any notice of t? t to kill us all any;
quot;One force does, certainly,quot; s;but Im not sure about t ;
Sside, ill saw her face full of joy and life and energy.
quot;You broke t; he said.
quot;No, I didnt. I ed it .quot;
Lyras voice came urgently: quot;ill?quot; stered. quot;Is t ill?quot;
quot;Lyra!quot; quickly beside up.
quot;s ; Lyra said. quot;;
quot;ere in a cave. Dont move too fast, youll get dizzy. Just take it carefully. Find your strengt;
ill se to be aing aking muc. Ama cimidly, for no trange girl isfaction: she was here, she was real