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Monday, January 3rd, 2011
3:15 am	@@@@@ “For Christ’s sake, there are people in @@@@@ “For Christ’s sake, there are people in there!” countered Jason “All wars have casualties, MrBourne, and in case you don’t realize it, this is warYours is far more personal than mine, incidentally Suddenly, there was an earsplitting scream of vengeance from the Jackal as the double doors were crashed back and the terrorists rushed inside, their weapons on automatic fire Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 320 “Now!” cried Sergei, the ignition started, the accelerator on the floorThe Citro?n swung out on the road, rushing toward the van, but in a split half second its progress was derailedA massive explosion took place on the rightThe old man and the nondescript gray car in which he sat was blown apart, sending the Citro?n swerving to the left into the ancient post-and-rail fence that bordered the sunken parking lot on the side of the innThe instant it happened the Jackal’s dark brown van, instead of racing forward, lurched backward, jerking to a halt as the driver jumped out of the cab, concealing himself behind it; he had spotted the Soviet backupAs the two Russians ran toward the restaurant the Jackal’s driver killed one with a burst from his weaponThe other threw himself into the bordering, sloping grass, watching helplessly as Carlos’s driver shot out the tires and the windows of the Soviet vehicle “Get out!” yelled Sergei, pulling Bourne from the seat onto the dirt by the fence, as his stunned superior and Alex Conklin crawled out behind him “Let’s go!” cried Jason, gripping the AK-47 and getting to his feet“That son of a bitch blew up the car by remote “I’ll go first!” said the Soviet “Why?” “Frankly, I’m younger and stronger—” “Shut up!” Bourne raced ahead, zigzagging to draw fire, then plummeting to the ground when it came from the driver of Carlos’s vanHe raised his weapon in the grass, knowing that the Jackal’s man believed his fusillade had been accurate; the head appeared and then was no more as Jason squeezed the trigger The second Russian backup, hearing the death cry from behind the van, rose from the sloping grass and continued toward the restaurant’s entranceFrom inside came the sound of erratic gunfire, sudden bursts accompanied by screams of panic, followed by additional burstsA living nightmare of terror and blood was taking place within the confines of a once bucolic country inn Bourne got to his feet, Sergei at his side; running, they joined the other surviving Soviet aideAt Jason’s nod, the Russians pulled back the doors and as one they burst inside The next sixty seconds were as terrifying as the shrieking hell depicted by MunchA waiter and two of the men who were among the three couples were dead, the waiter and one man sprawled on the floor, their skulls shattered, what was left of their faces lying in blood; the third man was splayed back in the banquette, his eyes wide and glass-dead, his clothes riddled with bullets, rivulets of blood rolling down the fabr (Comment on this)
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
3:15 am	@@@@@ "After Jack Fineham 'furloughed' me, I @@@@@ "After Jack Fineham 'furloughed' me, I decided Tampa was reasonably close to Disney WorldOnly when I got there, I was bored titless "Sure you were," I said "I also felt that some atonement was in orderI didn't want to go to Darfur or to New Orleans and work storefront pro bono, although that crossed my mindI felt like maybe the little balls with the lottery numbers on them were still bouncing somewhere and one more was waiting to go up the pipeA cold finger touched the base of my neck "Sí, senor, I know you doI was waiting to do good, hoping to balance the books againBecause I felt they needed balancingAnd one day I saw an 457 ad in the Tampa Tribune'Wanted, Companion for elderly lady and Caretaker for several premium island rental propertiesApplicant must supply resume and recommendations to match excellent salary and benefitsThis is a challenging position which the right person will find rewarding' Well, I was bonded and I liked the sound of itI interviewed with Miss Eastlake's lawyerHe told me the couple who'd previously filled the position had been called back to New England when the parent of one or the other had suffered a catastrophic accident "And you got the jobWhat about - ?" I pointed in the general direction of his templeHe was dubious enough already - wondered, I think, why a legal beagle from Omaha would want to spend a year putting an old lady to bed and rattling the locks on houses that are empty most of the time - but Miss Eastlake He reached out and stroked her gnarled hand"We saw eye-to-eye from the first, didn't we dear?" She only snored, but I saw the look on Wireman's face and felt that cold finger touch the back of my neck again, a little more firmly this timeI 458 felt it and knew: the three of us were here because something wanted us hereMy knowing wasn't based on the kind of logic I'd grown up with and built my business on, but that was all rightHere on Duma I was a different person, and the only logic I needed was in my nerve-end (Comment on this)
Saturday, January 1st, 2011
3:15 am	@@@@@I could hear voices bouncing around, @@@@@I could hear voices bouncing around, strange echoes that might have been coming from anywhereI didn't see anyone until I was in the big caveGeoffrey, Heath, and Lily were on their way back from the kitchenI kept my eyes down, though I was very glad to see LilyIn the brief glimpse I allowed myself, I could see that she was at least standing upright, her shoulders straight I hurried to the southern corridor, relieved when I was safe in the blackness thereRelieved and horrifiedIt was really over now I'm so afraid,I whimpered Before Mel could respond, a heavy hand dropped on my shoulder from the darkness “Going somewhere?” CHAPTER 58 Finished Iwas so tightly wound that I shrieked in terror; I was so terrified that my shriek was only a breathless little squeal “Sorry!” Jared's arm went around my shoulders, comfortingI didn't mean to scare you “What are you doing here?” I demanded, still breathlessI've been following you all night There was a hesitation in the dark, and his arm didn't moveI shrugged out from under it, but he caught my wristHis grip was firm; I wouldn't be able to shake free easily “You're going to see Doc?” he asked, and there was no confusion in the questionIt was obvious that he wasn't talking about a social visit I hissed the words so that he wouldn't hear the panic in my voice“What else can I do after today? It's not going to get any betterAnd this isn't Jeb's decision to make It made me angry that these words still had the power to hurt me, to bring tears stinging into my eyesI tried to hold on to the thought of Ian–he was the anchor, as Kyle somehow had been for Sunny–but it was hard with Jared's hand touching me, with the smell of him in my (Comment on this)
Friday, December 31st, 2010
3:15 am	prada milano,gucci for women,tank louis,chloe... prada milano,gucci for women,tank louis,chloe dior,chanel ceramic watch@@@@@Goldstein was self-conscious when he saw himself as a Jew talking to a Gentile; then every action, every word, was dictated to a great extent by his desire to make a good impressionAlthough he was gratified when people liked him, part of his satisfaction came from the idea that they were liking a JewAnd so he tried to say only the things that would please prada milano Gallagher Yet in talking about his family, Goldstein experienced once more an automatic sense of loss and longingWistful images of the beatitudes of married life drifted in his headHe remembered a night when his wife and he had giggled together in the darkness and listened to the quaint pompous snoring of their baby"Children are what makes life worth while," he said gucci for women sincerely Martinez realized with a start that he was a father tooHe remembered Rosalie's pregnancy for the first time in yearsSeven years now? Eight years? He had lost countGoddam, he said to himselfOnce he had been free of the girl he had remembered her only as a source of trouble and worry The fact that he had begotten a child made him vainGoddam, I'm okay, he said tank louis to himselfHe felt like laughingMartinez make a kid and run awayIt gave him a malicious glee, as though he were a child tormenting a dogWhat the hell she do with it? Knock her upGoddam! His vanity swelled like a bloated bellyHe mused with na?ve delight about his potency, his attraction for womenThat the child was illegitimate increased his self-esteem; somehow it chloe dior made his role more extravagant, of greater magnitude He felt a tolerant, almost condescending affection for GoldsteinBefore this afternoon he had been a little afraid of him and quite uneasyThey had had an argument one day and Goldstein had disagreed with himWhenever that happened, Martinez would react inevitably like a frightened schoolboy reprimanded by his chanel ceramic watch teacher (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
3:15 am	@@@@@He threw back the quilts, grabbed her arms, @@@@@He threw back the quilts, grabbed her arms, and dragged her from the bed onto her feetHer dark tumbled hair fell acrossú her neck and shoulders and over his handsThe lace that edged the open neck of her nightdress quivered from the pounding of her heartHot blood stained her cheeks red and deepened the green color of her eyes, fixed on his Rhett threw her painfully against the bed's thick carved post and backed away"Damn you for an interfering fool," he said hoarsely "I should have killed you the minute you set foot in Charleston Scarlett held on to the bedpost to keep from fallingShe felt the surging thrill of danger in her veinsWhat had happened to put him in such a state? "Don't play the frightened maiden with me, ScarlettI know you better than thatI'm not going to kill you, I'm not even going to beat you, although God knows you deserve it Rhett's mouth twisted"How fetching you look, my dearBosom heaving and eyes wide with innocenceThe pity of it is that you probably are innocent by your warped definitionNever mind the pain you've caused a harmless woman by casting your net over her witless husband Scarlett's lips curved in an uncontrollable smile of victoryHe was furious about her conquest of Middleton Courtney! She had done it-made him admit that he was jealousNow he'd have to admit that he loved her, she'd make him say it- "I don't give a damn that you made a spectacle of yourself," Rhett said instead"In fact it was rather diverting to watch a middleaged woman convince herself that she was still an irresistible nubile girlYou can't grow past sixteen, can you, Scarlett? The height of your ambition is to remain eternally the belle of Clayton County "Today the joke ceased to be funny," he shoutedScarlett recoiled from the sudden noiseHe clenched hisfists, visibly took command of hisfur (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
3:15 am	black chanel tote,ladies watches gucci,cheap... black chanel tote,ladies watches gucci,cheap chanel purses ,prada logo,replica balenciaga@@@@@“We hit this Barbizon first, right?” “With only two men?” asked the countess, her cosmeticized eyes wide in surprise “You got men!” exclaimed DeFazio The count shook his head slowly and spoke softly“We will not go to war with the Jackal,” he said“Those are my instructions “Fairy bastards!” “An interesting comment coming from you,” observed the countess, a thin insulting smile on her lips Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE black chanel tote ULTIMATUM 353 “Perhaps our dons are not as generous as yours,” continued the diplomat“We are willing to cooperate up to a point but no further “You’ll never make another shipment to New York, or Philly, or Chicago!” “We’ll let our superiors debate those issues, won’t we?” There was a sudden knocking at the door, four raps in a row, harsh and intrusive“Avanti,” called out the count, instantly reaching under his jacket and ripping an automatic out of his ladies watches gucci belt; he lowered it beneath the overhangof the red tablecloth and smiled as the manager of Tetrazzim’s entered “Emergenza,” said the grossly overweight man, walking rapidly to the well-tailored mafioso and handing him a note “Prego,” replied the manager, crossing back to the door and exiting as quickly as he had arrived “The anxious gods of Sicily may be smiling down on you after all,” said the count, reading “This communication is from cheap chanel purses the man following your targetsThey are outside Paris and they are alone, and for reasons I cannot possibly explain, there are no guardsThey have no protection “Where?” cried DeFazio, leaping to his feet Without answering, the diplomat calmly reached for his gold lighter, ignited it, and fired the small piece of paper, lowering it into an ashtrayMario sprang up from his chair; the man from Rome dropped the lighter on the table and swiftly prada logo retrieved the gun from his lap“First, let us discuss the fee,” he said as the note coiled into flaming black ash“Our dons in Palermo are definitely not as generous as yoursPlease talk quickly, as every minute counts “You motherfucking bastard!” “My Oedipal problems are not your concernHow much, Signor DeFazio?” “I’ll go the limit,” replied the capo supremo, lowering himself into the chair, staring at the charred remnants of the replica balenciaga informa (Comment on this)
Monday, December 27th, 2010
3:15 am	@@@@@ "Pam and I made the flight arrangements," @@@@@ "Pam and I made the flight arrangements," Wireman said"Not just for the people from Minneapolis-St Paul, but from other places, as well He tapped the brochure"The Air France and Delta flights in here are real, and your daughter Melinda is really booked on emShe knows what's going onThey're only waiting to be officially invitedIlse wanted to call you, and Pam told her to waitShe says you have to pull the trigger on this, and whatever she may have been wrong about in the course of your marriage, muchacho, she's right about that "All right," I saidNow I want to talk to you about the lecture "If you do a bunk on the lecture, you'll find it twice as hard to go to the opening-night party-" I looked at him incredulously"You disagree?" 556 "Do a bunk?" I asked"Do a bunk? What the fuck is that?" "To cut and run," he said, sounding slightly defensiveSee for instance Evelyn Waugh, Officers and Gentlemen, 1952 "See my ass and your face," I said"Edgar Freemantle, present day He flipped me the bird, and just like that we were mostly okay again "You sent Pam the pictures, didn't you? You sent her the JPEG file "How did she react?" "She was blown away, muchacho I sat silently, trying to imagine Pam blown away I could do it, but the face I saw lighting up in surprise and wonder was a younger faceIt had been quite a few years since I'd been able to generate that sort of wind Elizabeth was dozing off, but her hair was flying against her cheeks and she pawed at them like a woman troubled by insectsI got up, took an elastic from the pouch on the arm of her wheelchair - there was always a good supply of 557 them, in many bright colors - and pulled her hair back into a horseta (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 26th, 2010
3:15 am	@@@@@ My eyes were not blinded by the glare, and @@@@@ My eyes were not blinded by the glare, and the moon was bright enough for me to clearly see the Seekers that outnumbered us, eight to our sixBright enough for me to see the way they held their hands, to see the weapons that glinted in them, raised and pointed at usPointed at Jared and Mel, at Brandt and Aaron–our only gun still undrawn–and one centered dead on Ian's chest Why had I let him come with me? Why did he have to die, too? Lily's bewildered questions echoed in my head:Why did life and love go on? What was the point? My fragile little heart shattered into a million pieces, and I fumbled for the pill in my pocket “Steady, now, everybody just keep calm,” the man in the center of the group of Seekers called out“Wait, wait, don't beswallowing anything! Jeez, get a grip! No, look!” The man turned the flashlight on his own face His face was sun browned and craggy, like a rock that had been eroded by the windHis hair was dark, with white at the temples, and it curled in a bushy mess around his earsAnd his eyes–his eyes were dark brownJust dark brown, nothing more“Okay, now, you don't shoot us, and we won't shoot youSee?” And he laid the gun he was carrying to the ground“C'mon, guys,” he said, and the others slid their guns back into holsters–on their hips, their ankles, their backs… so many weapons “We found your cache here–clever, that; we were lucky to find it–and decided we'd hang out and make your acquaintanceIt's not every day you find another rebel cell He laughed a delighted laugh that came from deep in his belly“Look at your faces! What? Did you think you all were the only ones still kickin'?” He laughed again None of us had moved an inch “Think they're in shock, Nate,” another man said “We scared them half to death,” a woman said“What do you expect?” They waited, shuffling from foot to foot, while we stood frozen Jared was the first to recover“Whoare you?” he whispered The leader laughed again“I'm Nate–nice to meet you, though you might not feel the same way just (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
3:15 am	@@@@@ Although he was displeased with Minetta and @@@@@ Although he was displeased with Minetta and Roth, he did not think of complaining to CroftThey were all part of the same team, and Ridges considered it heinous to complain about a man with whom he was working"Ain't nothin' wrong," he repeated "Listen, Minetta," Croft said with scorn, "if you an' Roth ain't the meanest wo'thless shiftless pair of bastards I ever hadYou men better get your finger out of your ass His voice, cold and perfectly enunciated, switched them like a birch branch Minetta, if harried enough, was capable of surprising courageHe threw down his machete, and turned on Croft"I don't see you workingIt's pretty goddam easy He lost all idea of what he wanted to say, and repeated, "I don't see you working Smart New York kid, Croft said to himselfHe looked at him furiously for an instant"Next river we come to, you can carry the Lieutenant's goddam pack across, and you won't have to work He was enraged with himself for even answering, and he turned away for a momentHe had excluded himself from the labor of cutting trail because he had considered it necessary as platoon sergeant to reserve a little extra strengthHearn had surprised him in crossing the rapids; when he had followed along the vine, he knew what an effort it had takenAnd that had alerted him, worried him secretlyCroft knew he still controlled the platoon, but once Hearn gained some experience he was likely to take over the patrol Croft really did not admit all this to himselfWith his Army sense, he knew his resentment of Hearn was dangerous, and he also knew his motives on many little actions would not bear examinationHe rarely questioned his reasons for doing anything, but now he sensed he could not search himself, and it made him furiousHe strode up to Minetta and stared at him with rage"Goddammit, man, you gonna keep bitchin'?" Minetta was afraid to answerHe stared back as long as he dared and then dropped his eyes (Comment on this)
Friday, December 24th, 2010
3:15 am	@@@@@Rhett's sweater was across her legs, and @@@@@Rhett's sweater was across her legs, and she was still wearing hersShe felt burdened by their water-laden weight He was walking away, up the steep dunesScarlett gaped foolishly, not believing her eyes "Rhett! You can't leave me But he kept climbingShe could see only his broad back with his wet shirt clinging to itAt the top of the dune he haltedHis head turned slowly from side to sideThen his hunched shoulders squared He turned and slid recklessly down the steep slope Rhett held his hand out to help Scarlett riseShe clasped it eagerlyThe cottages that some Charlestonians had built on the nearby islands were designed to capture the cooler sea breezes in the hot humid days of the long Southern summerThey were retreats from the city and the city's formality, little more than unornamented shacks with deep shaded porches and weathered clapboard siding perched on creosoted timbers to raise them above the blistering summer sands In the cold driving rain the shelter Rhett had found looked derelict and inadequate to stand against the buffeting windBut he knew these island houses had stood for generations, and had kitchen fireplaces where meals were preparedExactly the shelter needed for shipwreck survivorsHe broke open the door to the cottage with a single kick Scarlett followed him insideWhy was he so silent? He'd hardly said a word to her, not even when he was carrying her in his arms through the thicket of low shrubs at the base of the sand dunesI want him to talk, Scarlett thought, I want to hear his voice saying how much he loves meLord knows he made me wait long enough He found a worn patchwork quilt in a cupboard"Take off those wet things and wrap up in this," he sai (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
3:15 am	@@@@@I don't even pause at the end of @@@@@I don't even pause at the end of the floorThe hole rises up to meet me midstride The emptiness swallows meMy legs flail, uselessMy hands grip the air, claw through it, searching for anything solidCold blows past me like tornado winds I hear the thud before I feel it And then pain is everywhere Not high enough,I whisper to myself through the pain When will the pain end? When… ? The blackness swallowed up the agony, and I was weak with gratitude that the memory had come to this most final of conclusionsThe blackness took all, and I was freeI took a breath to steady myself, as was this body's habit But then the color rushed back, the memory reared up and engulfed me again No!I panicked, fearing the cold and the pain and the very fear itself But this was not the same memoryThis was a memory within a memory–a final memory, like a last gasp of air–yet, somehow, even stronger than the first The blackness took all but this: a face The face was as alien to me as the faceless serpentine tentacles of my last host body would be to this new bodyI'd seen this kind of face in the images I had been given to prepare for this worldIt was hard to tell them apart, to see the tiny variations in color and shape that were the only markers of the individualSo much the same, all of themNoses centered in the middle of the sphere, eyes above and mouths below, ears around the sidesA collection of senses, all but touch, concentrated in one placeSkin over bones, hair growing on the crown and in strange furry lines above the eyesSome had more fur lower down on the jaw; those were always male (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
3:14 am	gucci fashion,gucci horsebit hobo,purse... gucci fashion,gucci horsebit hobo,purse logo,gucci g watch,chloe bag@@@@@I considered throwing the whole works across the room and against the wall, but the Edgar floating over my head said noThe 910 Edgar floating over my head said that would perhaps give Perse too much pleasureSo I hung it up gently instead, and then for a minute I just stood there swaying on my feet, alive while my nineteen-year-old daughter was dead, not gucci fashion shot after all but drowned in her own bathtub by a mad art critic Then, slowly, I walked back out through the doorThere seemed no reason to lock it nowThere was a broom meant for sweeping sand off the walk leaning against the side of the houseI looked at it and my right arm began to itchI lifted my right hand and held it in front of my eyesIt wasn't there, but when I gucci horsebit hobo opened it and closed it, I could feel it flexI could also feel a couple of long nails biting into my palmThe others felt short and raggedThey must have broken offSomewhere - perhaps on the carpet upstairs in Little Pink - were a couple of ghost fingernails "Go away," I told it"I don't want you anymore, go away and be deadLike the arm to which it had once been purse logo attached, the hand itched and throbbed and ached and refused to leave me "Then go find my daughter," I said, and the tears began to flow"Bring her back, why don't you? Bring her to meI'll paint anything you want, just bring her to meI was just a one-armed man with a phantom itchThe only ghost was his own, drifting around just over his head, observing all this The gucci g watch creeping in my flesh grew worseI picked the broom up, weeping now not just from grief but also from the horrible discomfort of that unreachable itch, then realized I couldn't do what I needed to do - a one-armed man can't snap a broomhandle over his kneeI leaned it against the house again and stomped it with my good legThere was a snap, and the bristle end went chloe bag flying (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
3:15 am	Chanel Necklaces,white chanel watch,dior... Chanel Necklaces,white chanel watch,dior women,used louis vuitton,daytona rolex@@@@@Crawford whom she had so reprobated beforeHow evidently was there a gross want of feeling and humanity where his own pleasure was concerned; and alas! how always known no principle to supply as a duty what the heart was deficient in! Had her own affections been as free as perhaps they ought to have been, he never could have engaged them So thought Fanny, in good truth and sober sadness, as she sat musing over that too great indulgence and luxury of a fire upstairs: wondering at the past and present; wondering at what was yet to come, and in a nervous agitation which made nothing clear to her but the persuasion of her being never under any circumstances able to love MrCrawford, and the felicity of having a fire to sit over and think Chanel Necklaces of it 285 Jane Austen Sir Thomas was obliged, or obliged himself, to wait till the morrow for a knowledge of what had passed between the young peopleCrawford, and received his accountThe first feeling was disappointment: he had hoped better things; he had thought that an hour’s entreaty from a young man like Crawford could not have worked so little change on a gentle-tempered girl like Fanny; but there was speedy comfort in the determined views and sanguine perseverance of the lover; and when seeing such confidence of success in the principal, Sir Thomas was soon able to depend on it himself Nothing was omitted, on his side, of civility, compliment, or kindness, that might assist the planCrawford’s steadiness was honoured, and white chanel watch Fanny was praised, and the connexion was still the most desirable in the worldCrawford would always be welcome; he had only to consult his own judgment and feelings as to the frequency of his visits, at present or in futureIn all his niece’s family and friends, there could be but one opinion, one wish on the subject; the influence of all who loved her must incline one way Everything was said that could encourage, every encouragement received with grateful joy, and the gentlemen parted the best of friends Satisfied that the cause was now on a footing the most proper and hopeful, Sir Thomas resolved to abstain from all farther importunity with his niece, and to shew no open interferenceUpon her disposition he believed kindness might be dior women the best way of working Entreaty should be from one quarter onlyThe forbearance of her family on a point, respecting which she could be in no doubt of their wishes, might be their surest means of forwarding itAccordingly, on this principle, Sir Thomas took the first opportunity of saying to her, with a mild gravity, intended to be overcoming, “Well, Fanny, I have seen MrCrawford again, and learn from him exactly how matters stand between youHe is a most extraordinary young man, and whatever be the event, you must feel that you have created an attachment of no common character; though, young as you are, and little acquainted with the transient, varying, unsteady nature of love, as it generally exists, you cannot be struck as I am used louis vuitton with 286 Mansfield Park all that is wonderful in a perseverance of this sort against discouragement With him it is entirely a matter of feeling: he claims no merit in it; perhaps is entitled to noneYet, having chosen so well, his constancy has a respectable stampHad his choice been less unexceptionable, I should have condemned his persevering “Indeed, sir,” said Fanny, “I am very sorry that MrCrawford should continue to know that it is paying me a very great compliment, and I feel most undeservedly honoured; but I am so perfectly convinced, and I have told him so, that it never will be in my power—” “My dear,” interrupted Sir Thomas, “there is no occasion for this Your feelings are as well known to me as my wishes and regrets must be to daytona rolex y (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 18th, 2010
3:15 am	@@@@@ “For what?” “Nothing “I believe that’s @@@@@ “For what?” “Nothing “I believe that’s what you call a contradiction, Randy “Shut up!” The telephone rangGates lunged up from the chair and stared at itHe made no move to go to the desk; instead, he spoke in a guttural voice to his wife“Whoever it is, you tell him I’m not hereI’m away, out of town—you don’t know when I’ll be back Edith walked over to the phone“It’s your very private line,” she said as she picked it up on the third ring“The Gates residence,” began Edith, a ploy she had used for years; her friends knew who it was, others did not matter to her any longerYes? I’m sorry, he’s away and we don’t know when he’ll return Gates’s wife looked briefly at the phone, then hung upShe turned to her husband“That was the operator in ParisSomeone was calling you, but when I said you weren’t here, she didn’t even ask where you could be reachedShe simply got off the line— very abruptly “Oh, my God!” cried Gates, visibly shakensomething’s gone wrong, someone lied!” With those enigmatic words the attorney whipped around, and raced across the room, fumbling in his trousers pocketHe reached a section of the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves where the center of the chest-high shelf had been converted into a safe-like cupboard, a carved wooden door superimposed on the brown steelIn panic, as an afterthought stunned him further, he spun around and screamed at his wife“Get out of here! Get out, get out, get out!” Edith Gates walked slowly to the study door, where she turned to her husband and spoke quietly “It all goes back to Paris, doesn’t it, Randy? Seven years ago in ParisThat’s where something happened, isn’t it? You came back a frightened man, a man with a pain you won’t share “Get out of here!” shrieked the vaunted professor of law, his eyes wild Edith went out the door, closing it behind her but not releasing the knob, her hand twisted so the latch would not close (Comment on this)
Friday, December 17th, 2010
3:14 am	@@@@@ "In time?" Scarlett turned and ran She @@@@@ "In time?" Scarlett turned and ran She thought of the liquid on her tongue when Cat was born, the blessed quick release from painShe'd take her baby to the wise womanSo far-she'd forgotten the river and the tower were so far Her legs were getting tired, that mustn't beScarlett ran as if the hounds of Nell were in pursuit"Grainne!" she cried when she reached the hollies"help! For God's sake, help The wise woman stepped out from a shadow"We'll sit here," she said quietly "There's no more running needed She sat on the ground and held up her arms"Come to Grainne, DaraI'll make the hurt go away Scarlett put Cat into the wise woman's lapThen she crouched on the ground, poised to snatch her child and run againTo wherever there might be helpIf she could think of any place or anyone"I want you to put your hand in mine, DaraLay it in my hand yourselfI will talk to the burn and it will heed me Grainne's voice was calm, certainCat's green eyes looked into Grainne's placid wrinkled faceShe placed the back of her injured small hand against Grainne's herb-stained leathery palm"You have a big, strong burn, Dara (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 11th, 2010
3:30 am	@@@@@The sudden silence was as ominous as @@@@@The sudden silence was as ominous as ever “Yep,” Jeb answered himself“Now, I always think that looks real prettyA nice spring green like that is a treat to see He stopped and held his hand out, inviting me to lookI squinted in the direction he gestured, but my eyes kept darting around the room as I waited for them to adjustIt took a moment, but then I saw what he was talking aboutI also saw that there were maybe fifteen people here today, all of them regarding me with hostile eyesBut they were busy with something else, too The wide, dark square that took up the center of the big cavern was no longer darkHalf of it was fuzzy with spring green, just as Jeb had said No wonder no one stood on this space “Carrots?” I whispered He answered at normal volume“This half that's greening upThe other half is spinachShould be up in a few days The people in the room had gone back to work, still peeking at me now and then but mostly concentrating on what they were doingIt was easy enough to understand their actions–and the big barrel on wheels, and the hoses–now that I recognized the garden “Irrigating?” I whispered againDries out pretty quick in this heat I nodded in agreementIt was still early, I guessed, but I was already sweatyThe heat from the intense radiance overhead was stifling in the cavesI tried to examine the ceiling again, but it was too bright to star (Comment on this)
Friday, December 10th, 2010
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
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Saturday, December 4th, 2010
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