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I didn't see your car out front. The thing all of them had feared fromthe beginning. She hadn't tried to call him forfear he wouldn't answer. DePalma heaved a sigh that sounded like gale-force winds over thetelephone.

I had to know, she whispered. Beyond Dinkytown, out toward the flaming horizon, lay Ryan'sBay. Tell them I'll meet them there. More like a favor betweenfriends.