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Dix slipped the co, stepped over to her, and rubbed his hands over her arms "Listen to me, it’s okay Whatever happened in this chaht?"

She wanted to throw herself against him, let him protect her from the monster in this place, just for a while, but she knew she shouldn’t She held herself back He sensed she was on the edge and pulled her against him for a moment He said, "Savich, maybe you and Sherlock should look for the arch"

Chappy stood beside the to tellon here?"

"Later, Chappy," Dix said

"Here it is!"

Dix said, "Shall we all go see the arch?"

Ruth nodded her head against his shoulder "Yes, okay I’ll be all right Stupid, really, falling apart like this"

"Even a hard-ass can take a beating now and then," Dix said

They watched as Savich and Sherlock crawled carefully through the archway There were jagged pieces of limestone around it After a e is where they set the charge for the blast It’s a mess in here"

Sherlock said, "There really is only one way out again"

Ruth said suddenly, "I smell jasmine It’s really faint, but it’s there I re on Friday"

"Fresh air I can understand," Savich said, "but jasmine? Like perfume?"

Ruth nodded "But that doesn’tany perfuue whiff of so sort of sweet"

Ruth said, "Chappy, could you show me the niche?"