until s ills daemon, Kirjava tingale. Salking to tca Skadi, o. ttle broing an implacable ferocity as palpable as , and Serafina .

    Finally Pantalaimons wild screaming died away, and Kirjava said:

    quot;And ell t;

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    Gradually ty left ttle bro e sadness in its place.

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    t close, and in a moment two doves.

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    t speak. Sook ed aoreetops, circling ingle of tarlig sifting of t Dust she had never seen.

    So t silently into t Mary except t s  in ts  so  startling .

    S on t tc in time ly o s Mary e uning a string. t Serafina epped in among to Mary, and sant easy affection t imes feel for people  in dreams.

    A moment later talking togeter remembered notrical transformers. It ime for Serafina to take charge.

    quot;In a fes,quot; s;youll  be alarmed. Youll find me beside you. Im s quite safe and to  you. And talk properly.quot;

    Saking til stering as t her.

    quot;You must be tc; Mary whispered.

    quot;I am. My name is Serafina Pekkala.  are you called?quot;

    quot;Mary Malone. Ive never been ly. Am I a;

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