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I could feel Zerbrowski tense beside me. It came out just abovethe nape. They'd been sent home an hour ago. He sat down on the toilet with its topclosed, and held his head in his hands.

He let go of my arm when he was sure I was solidly on one of the odd wide steps. He gave a small nod. None of the rest of us had found a voice that could override the pulse of our bodies. She felt Ray beside her, standing beside her, holding her, protecting her, his hand on her nakedbackside, and sh