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"Hey," I said casually, as if eren’t crouched on the floor with a dying ive us away

The boy wrinkled his brow "Are you …?"

"In costume," I replied "Got carried aith the fake blood"

"Oh," said the boy, clearly not believingman "Is he …?"

"Drunk," said Emma "Soused out of his brain Which is how he came to spill all our fake blood on the floor And himself"

"And us," said Addison The teens’ heads snapped toward hioon," E hand and pointed at the dog "Did he just …?"

Addison had said only tords Weother than what it seemed, but he was too proud to play du his nose in the air "Dogs can’t speak English Nor any huish, which is only coers, and therefore hardly of any use at all No, you’ve eaten sohtmare, that’s all Now, if you wouldn’t mind terribly, my friends need to borrow your clothes Please disrobe at once"

Pallid and shaking, the boy started to reled one arave out and he fainted to the floor And then the girl began to screa at the chained door, his blank eyes flashingaway," I said

Addison turned to look at hilad we put that mystery to rest," said E into a station I pulled Eei?" E around to look back at hihts with E man in my arms, it would be impossible

"We’ll have to leave hiht to a doctor It’s his best chance--and ours"

Surprisingly, she agreed "I think it’s what he’d want" She went quickly to his side "Sorry we can’t take you with us But I’ain"