Which was how Britteny ended up nestled next to Mickey, under the shelter of a painter's drop cloth.
She felt no pain.
She saw no light.
She heard, but barely.
Her heart was still and silent.
Yet she did not die.


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He overheard the director talking to one of the cameramen. The cameraman was explaining that he coul...
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There were dozens of theories about what it was, that dome. Every scientist in the world, it seemed,...
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He’s becoming useless. Worse than useless,” Sam said. Then, relenting, he said, “We’ll get p...
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Man, sometimes you are clueless. You don’t even see what’s happening.” He perched himself on t...
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Human Crew had been a group formed to defend the rights of normals against freaks. At least that was...
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You’re supposed to be the big boss.”
Sam said nothing. The crowd hushed, ready to watch thi...
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First there was Caine’s patently false “confession.” Then there was the fact that the FAYZ Leg...
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A man without pleasure is a man without any idea what life is about
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I’ve helped you when I could, Caine. I’ve done all of it. I kept you alive and changed your filt...
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Sam woke to a feeling of utter, profound, incredible relief.
He closed his eyes as soon as he o...
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We’re not going to give in. We’re going to fight.”
“Got that right,” a voice cried ou...
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Tell me something, Noah. Which is more important: freedom or happiness?'

What was this, a...
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And death is better because death is the end of fear, isnt it? -Dekka
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(...) But Gaia had absorbed the new information. "I won't need to kill billions, Diana. When Nemesis...
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Still Caine hesitated. A big, warm bed. A beautiful girl to share it with. Food. Water. Everything h...
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No, I'm not a jerk, Astrid. You know what I am? I'm the guy getting people killed," Sam said quietly...
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Brittney, it was wrong to murder even before Moses brought down the commandments. Right and wrong do...
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Beautiful songs could sometimes take a person out of themselves and carry them away to a place of ma...
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It's over, Sam. Finally."
"Yeah," he said. "I guess it is."
"Turn out the light, Sam."
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Hello, Darkness," Caine said.
Gaia's face fell. Her bloody, feral grin faded to be replaced by ...
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It takes me a while to figure things out, doesn't it?" Edilio grinned. "Do me a favor. When you find...
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Caine tried to roll to his feet, but something was jabbing him in the crouch. He shook off the stars...
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You're a big, lovable teddy bear.
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Come live with us, Diana. Don't argue. Just say yes."
Diana looked at the ground to hide her em...
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Say it. But..."
"But what?" he asked.
She whispered it, sounding too vulnerable. "But only...
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It took Caine a few beats to get it. “No. Go kill yourself. Eat your own gun. No. No no no.”
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Find Sam Temple. Tell him you escaped.”
Jack gulped and bobbed his head.
“Better yet, ...
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Has Orc shown up here?” But neither Caine nor Diana answered. Both were staring at Drake, who saun...
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My little man,” she said.
“No.”
She stretched out her hand to him. “Come.”
...
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You saw the way everyone looked at him? And when I asked for nominations, his was the first name men...
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Now, who else speaks for Perdido Beach?”
Bouncing Bette said, “Sam Temple here went into a ...
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A white van drove slowly—as slowly as only an inexperienced and frightened driver could go—
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Delay of pain: that was the meaning of life, wasn’t it?
“I’ve made some bad decisions,”...
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But then had come the voice that said, "Come on, you little freak, wherever the hell you are,
w...
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It’s not about the powers, man; it’s that we aren’t kids anymore. Look what we’ve been throu...
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Endgame,” Sam muttered, not really expecting Caine to hear.
“Yep,” Caine said. “That’...
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But hey this was the FAYZ, where all you could really hope was to delay the pain.
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And now, at last, gaiaphage and Nemesis stood facing each other.
“Why didn’t you just . . ....
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I’m sorry for hurting you. I know I did. I’m most likely dead now, and I guess if there’s any ...
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You need to think about all that, Sam,” Dekka said. “You’re the leader, after all.”
“...
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Do you love me?” Diana asked.
Caine’s eyes widened. She could actually see him twitch. Like...
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Hunter woke suddenly. A noise.
It was a noise unlike anything he’d ever heard before. Close! ...
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He reached over and took Taylor’s hand. She did not pull her hand away.
He moved his hand up ...
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Little Pete. He’s not exactly just Astrid’s autistic brother.” He explained briefly while Toto...
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Quinn came forward and Sam pulled him aside. His old friend looked tortured and sad.
“What’...
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Have a seat with me,” Caine said, hopping down from the wall. “How have you been, Taylor?”
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And he thought of the two people who had held his job before him: Sam and Astrid. Both beaten into d...
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Today, each of you will make a decision,” Caine said. “To go with Sam, or to stay here. I won’...
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He’s not the first to say that.
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Like a bullet out of a gun. His big paws had caught the dog before the dog could even flinch.
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Sam was starting to feel anxious. Nutella and noodles were fine. Great in fact. Miraculous. But he'd...
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The gaiaphage. That's the other word they use. 'Gaia,' as in world. 'Phage,' as in a worm or somethi...
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Mother Mary wants to draft two more kids,” Astrid told Sam.
“Okay. Approved.”
“Dah...
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First off,” he said, “I want to say I’m sorry about E.Z. He was a good kid. He didn’t deserv...
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Its the fate of all creators: They fall in love with their creations.
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Have you seen Sam?” Mary asked.
“What do you want with Sam?”
“I can’t take care ...
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Sam Temple kept a lower profile. He stuck to jeans and understated T-shirts, nothing that drew atten...
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Sam walked cautiously around Pack Leader to see the other side. There were the insect jaws protrudin...
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Astrid felt a towering wave of disgust. She was furious with Sam. Furious with Little Pete. Mad at t...
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At night we cry sometimes, and if you think that just applies to the females then you have never bee...
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The Tao of Natural Breathing by Dennis Lewis is filled with drawings, insights and guidance from an ...
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Why are we doing this?" Caine asked him. "You know damned well why we're doing this. Because it's a ...
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I’m getting my stuff,” he said, and bolted for the steps.
“You don’t have to move out,�...
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The warrior who had gone out from the lake to save his people by slaying the evil one was now just a...
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