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"Alht us here, isn’t it? Not just because it’s the last place anyone would think to look for us, but because this village is invisible They can’t see us, can they?" He waved to the night sky

"Did you notice," Gamache asked, "as soon as we drove down that hill, our cell phones went dead"

"I did notice And it’s not just cells?"

"It’s everything Laptops, s works here There’s phone service and electricity," said Gamache "But it’s all landlines"

"No Internet?"

"Dial-up Not even cable Not worth it for the coh that"

Gamache pointed and Jérôht that was Three Pines Into the darkness

The mountains The forest The ilory of this place, Jérôme realized From a telecommunications point of view, from a satellite’s point of view, this would be complete darkness

"A dead zone," said Jérô his eyes to Gaain Henri bounded into the snow bank, only his furiously wagging tail visible

"Extraordinaire," said Jérôain, but now he looked down, concentrating on his feet Walking and thinking

Finally he stopped

"They can’t trace us They can’t find us They can’t see us and they can’t hear us"

There was no need for Jérôme to explain who "they" were

Gahtcap?"

"Are you kidding, I’d like the entire outfit" Jérôh Three Pines had suddenly tilted Gamache was delayed by a minute or then he noticed that Henri was still bottom up in the snow drift

"Honestly," said Armand when Henri popped his head out, covered in snow But without the ball Ga doith his hands and finally found it Then heas Henri juain, surprised when it disappeared in hiscurve at all, marveled Gamache But he realized Henri already knew all he’d ever need He kneas loved And he kne to love