kets and souvenirs. I ducked into anotreet, up anotil it  and I realized I o go, t I  running from anytained no escape routes.

    My breat like angry smoke. It  dourned plastic pail next to a stack of empty boxes, cupping my c reet or anoturning o a my arrival. After two ood up on creaking legs and slowly walked home.

    t and I could see ts s like tigers eyes in t. I climbed teen steps to tly up eac to make any urned teps, turning—click! click! click!—and the door opened.

    quot;About time you got ; said Vincent. quot;Boy, are you in trouble.quot;

    o table. On a platter s flesill connected to bones sream in vain escape. Standing ting for my punis, I her speak in a dry voice.

    quot;e not concerning t ;

    Nobody looked at me. Bone cicks clinked against tied into hs.

    I o my room, closed time ligs.

    In my y-four black and e me , ts. Sriump smile. quot;Strongest  be seen,quot; she said.

    o eac. My o my edge, I felt myself gro tops of tiled roofs,  sky until everything below me disappeared and I was alone.

    I closed my eyes and pondered my next move.