so  off  aing thery neck.

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    quot;Oill alive! But, t;

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    quot; be so old, Ive never seen anyone suffering like t, o  ?quot;

    ill cut tal in one movement and reaco . Demented and po seemed like yet anot.

    quot;Its all rig; ill said, quot;. Come on,   you.quot;

    ttering a  on and on, and grinding eet  as Lyra reacoo, to , ried to smile, and to bo  wonder.

    Bet of days out of al cell; it   as paper, and o simple kindness like a floo t in to stop to to loosen and dissolve. Only a fes later ely, and t impression  profound and exed relief.

    tery dissolving in mystery. It aken less te, and ill turned back at once to ttle body, cradling it in ears flo.

    But Lyra ly.

    quot;ill,  to move,  to, those horses coming...”

    Out of t and ducked; but Salmakia cried rengt;No, Lyra! No! Stand  your fist!quot;

    So Lyra ill, supporting one arm urned and so seize her knuckles in sharp claws.

    On t a gray- at Lyra, t Salmakia clinging to her collar.

    quot;Madame...quot; said Salmakia faintly, quot;we ;

    quot;You ; said Madame Oxentiel, and tche reins.

    At once times, so loud t Lyras ed from t one, t  it seemed to craso one anot ts and te t instead, to apestry of s and silent needle-brighe