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2、menthe'dfeltwithheronlymomentsbefore.Butitwasalreadyslippingaway.Womenkeptitabitlonger.Afterglow.Buttheylostit,too."Youcouldstayawhile,"Jerrysaid.Hetriedtomakethefourwordssoundlikeitwouldbemorefunthantwopeoplecouldstand.Notthatthey'dbeenpushingthelimitinthatarealately."Nope."Veron
3、icaopenedhereyesandsatup,herlong,sweat-soakedbrownhairplasteredtoherfaceandneck.JerryhopeditwashistechniqueandnottheAugustheatseepingin.Shewaitedafewseconds,thenstoodandwalkedintothebathroom,closingthedoorafterher."Callmeacab.""Okay,you'reacab."Jerryhadn'texpectedalaughandwasn'tdi
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6、ghtsaway,butthatonlymadeitworsewhentheyfinallybrokethrough.Theworldhadchangedduringthoseyears,drasticallyandunalterably.HisparentshadmovedtoPassChristian,Mississippi,andbeenkilledinHurricaneCamille.Someidiotpsychichadtoldthemhe'dbeenkidnappedandtakenthere.Thebodieswoundupinatreeth
7、reemilesinland.AllthetimehewasinCentralParkZoo,fiftyfeettallandcoveredwithhair.Hebithislipandpunchedinthenumbers."StarlineCab,"saidaboredvoiceontheotherendoftheline."ThirteenEastSeventy-seventhStreet.Aladywillbewaiting."Apause."That'sThirteenEastSeventy-seventh.Fiveminutes.Thankyo
8、u."Click.Jerrywalkedbackintothebe
