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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,CAMUS 

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,P,>,T ,O,N,E3 ,NATURAL ,DEA? 

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,I,T WAS T5 9 ! MORN+1 & ,PATRICE ,M]SAULT WAS WALK+ /EADILY T[>DS ,ZAGREUS' VILLA4 ,BY N[ ! H\SEKEEP] HAD LEFT = ! M>KET & ! VILLA WAS DES]T$4 ,IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL ,APRIL MORN+1 *ILLY & BRI<T2 ! SKY WAS RADIANT1 BUT !RE WAS NO W>M? 9 ! GLI/5+ SUN%9E4 ,! EMPTY ROAD SLOP$ UP T[>DS ! VILLA1 & A PURE LI<T /REAM$ BETWE5 ! P9ES COV]+ ! HILLSIDE4 ,PATRICE ,M]SAULT WAS C>RY+ A SUITCASE1 & AS HE WALK$ ON ?R\< ! PRIMAL MORN+1 ! ONLY S\NDS HE HE>D W]E ! CLICK ( HIS [N FOOT/EPS ON ! COLD ROAD & ! REGUL> CREAK ( ! SUITCASE H&LE4 

,NOT F> FROM ! VILLA1 ! ROAD CROSS$ A LITTLE SQU>E DECORAT$ ) FL[] B$S & B5*ES4 ,! EFFECT ( ! E>LY R$ G]ANIUMS AMONG ! GRAY ALOES1 ! BLUE SKY & ! :ITEWA%$ WALLS WAS SO FRE%1 SO *ILDLIKE ?AT ,M]SAULT /OPP$ A MOM5T BE=E WALK+ ON ?R\< ! SQU>E4 ,!N ! ROAD SLOP$ D[N AGA9 T[>DS ,ZAGREUS' VILLA4 ,ON ! DOOR/EP HE PAUS$ & PUT ON HIS GLOVES4 ,M]SAULT OP5$ ! DOOR :I* ! CRIPPLE NEV] LOCK$ & C>EFULLY CLOS$ IT BEH9D HIM4 ,HE WALK$ D[N ! HALL TO ! ?IRD DOOR ON ! LEFT1 KNOCK$ & W5T 94 ,ZAGREUS WAS !RE ( C\RSE1 A BLANKET OV] ! /UMPS ( HIS LEGS1 SITT+ 9 AN >M*AIR BY ! FIRE EXACTLY :]E ,M]SAULT HAD /OOD TWO DAYS AGO4 ,HE WAS READ+1 & HIS BOOK LAY OP5 ON ! BLANKET2 !RE WAS NO SURPRISE 9 HIS R\ND EYES AS HE />$ UP AT ,M]SAULT1 :O WAS /&+ 9 FRONT ( ! CLOS$ DOOR4 ,! CURTA9S W]E DRAWN BACK1 & PAT*ES ( SUN%9E LAY ON ! FLOOR1 ! FURNITURE1 MAK+ OBJECTS GLITT] 9 ! ROOM4 ,BEYOND ! W9D[1 ! MORN+ REJOIC$ OV] ! COLD1 GOLD5 E>?4 ,A GREAT ICY JOY1 ! BIRDS' %RILL1 T5TATIVE \TCRY1 ! FLOOD ( PITILESS LI<T GAVE ! DAY AN ASPECT ( 9NOC5CE & TRU?4 ,M]SAULT /OOD MOTIONLESS1 ! ROOM'S /IFL+ HEAT FILL+ HIS ?ROAT1 HIS E>S4 ,DESPITE ! *ANGE 9 ! WEA!R1 !RE WAS A BLAZ+ FIRE 9 ! GRATE4 ,& ,M]SAULT FELT HIS BLOOD RIS+ TO HIS TEMPLES1 P\ND+ AT ! TIPS ( HIS E>S4 ,ZAGREUS' EYES FOLL[$ HIS MOVEM5TS1 ?\< HE DID NOT SAY A WORD4 ,PATRICE WALK$ T[>DS ! *E/ ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! FIREPLACE & PUT HIS SUITCASE D[N ON A TABLE )\T LOOK+ AT ! CRIPPLE4 ,HE FELT A FA9T TREMOR 9 HIS ANKLES N[4 ,HE TOOK \T A CIG>ETTE & LIT IT -- CLUMSILY1 = HE WAS WE>+ GLOVES4 ,A FA9T NOISE BEH9D HIM MADE HIM TURN >\ND1 ! CIG>ETTE BETWE5 HIS LIPS4 ,ZAGREUS WAS /ILL />+ AT HIM1 BUT HAD JU/ CLOS$ ! BOOK4 ,M]SAULT -- ! FIRE WAS PA9FULLY HOT AGA9/ HIS KNEES N[ -- C\LD READ ! TITLE UPSIDE D[N3 ,CAPITAL ,C\RTI] BY ,BALTAS> ,GRACIAN4 ,!N HE B5T OV] ! *E/ & OP5$ IT4 ,! REVOLV] WAS /ILL !RE1 ITS LU/R\S BLACK1 ALMO/ FEL9E CURVES ON ! :ITE LETT]4 ,M]SAULT PICK$ UP ! 5VELOPE ) HIS LEFT H& & ! REVOLV] ) HIS RI<T4 ,AFT] AN 9/ANT'S HESITATION1 HE ?RU/ ! GUN UND] HIS LEFT >M & OP5$ ! 5VELOPE4 ,IT CONTA9$ ONE L>GE %EET ( PAP]1 ) ONLY A FEW L9ES ( ,ZAGREUS' TALL ANGUL> H&WRIT+ ACROSS ! TOP3 

',I AM DO+ AWAY ) ONLY HALF A MAN4 ,9 NE$ CAUSE NO PROBLEM -- !RE IS MORE ?AN 5\< H]E TO PAY (F ?OSE :O HAVE TAK5 C>E ( ME TILL N[4 ,PLEASE USE :AT IS LEFT OV] TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS ( ! M5 9 ! CONDEMN$ CELL4 ,BUT ,I KN[ IT'S ASK+ A LOT4' 

,EXPRESSIONLESS1 ,M]SAULT FOLD$ ! %EET & PUT IT BACK 9 ! 5VELOPE4 ,AS HE DID SO ! SMOKE FROM HIS CIG>ETTE /UNG HIS EYES1 & A T9Y *UNK ( A% FELL ON ! 5VELOPE4 ,HE %OOK IT (F1 SET ! 5VELOPE ON ! TABLE :]E IT WAS SURE TO BE NOTIC$1 & TURN$ T[>DS ,ZAGREUS :O WAS />+ AT ! 5VELOPE N[1 HIS /UBBY P[]FUL F+]S /ILL HOLD+ ! BOOK4 ,M]SAULT B5T D[N1 TURN$ ! KEY ( ! LITTLE /RONGBOX 9SIDE ! *E/1 & TOOK \T ! PACKETS ( BANKNOTES1 ONLY !IR 5DS VISIBLE 9 ! NEWSPAP] WRAPP+S4 ,HOLD+ ! GUN UND] ONE >M1 ) ! O!R H& HE ME?ODICALLY FILL$ UP ! SUITCASE4 ,!RE W]E FEW] ?AN TW5TY PACKETS ( A HUNDR$1 & ,M]SAULT REALIZ$ HE HAD BR\<T TOO L>GE A SUITCASE4 ,HE LEFT ONE PACKET 9 ! SAFE4 ,!N HE CLOS$ ! SUITCASE1 FLICK$ ! HALF-SMOK$ CIG>ETTE 9TO ! FIRE &1 TAK+ ! REVOLV] 9 HIS RI<T H&1 WALK$ T[>DS ! CRIPPLE4 

,ZAGREUS WAS />+ AT ! W9D[ N[4 ,A C> DROVE SL[LY PA/1 MAK+ A FA9T *EW+ S\ND4 ,MOTIONLESS1 ,ZAGREUS SEEM$ TO BE CONTEMPLAT+ ALL ! 9HUMAN BEAUTY ( ?IS ,APRIL MORN+4 ,:5 HE FELT ! B>REL AGA9/ HIS RI<T TEMPLE1 HE DID NOT TURN AWAY4 ,BUT ,PATRICE1 WAT*+ HIM1 SAW HIS EYES FILL ) TE>S4 ,IT WAS ,PATRICE :O CLOS$ HIS EYES4 ,HE /EPP$ BACK & FIR$4 ,LEAN+ AGA9/ ! WALL = A MOM5T1 HIS EYES /ILL CLOS$1 HE FELT HIS BLOOD ?ROBB+ 9 HIS E>S4 ,!N HE OP5$ HIS EYES4 ,! HEAD HAD FALL5 OV] ON TO ! LEFT %\LD]1 ! BODY ONLY SLI<TLY TILT$4 ,BUT IT WAS NO LONG] ,ZAGREUS HE SAW N[1 ONLY A HUGE BULG+ W\ND ( BRA91 BLOOD & BONE4 ,M]SAULT BEGAN TO TREMBLE4 ,HE WALK$ >\ND TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! >M*AIR1 GROP$ = ,ZAGREUS' RI<T H&1 ?RU/ ! REVOLV] 9TO IT1 RAIS$ IT TO ! TEMPLE & LET IT FALL BACK4 ,! REVOLV] DROPP$ ON TO ! >M ( ! *AIR & !N 9TO ,ZAGREUS' LAP4 ,N[ ,M]SAULT NOTIC$ ! CRIPPLE'S M\? & *9 -- HE HAD ! SAME S]I\S & SAD EXPRESSION AS :5 HE WAS />+ AT ! W9D[4 ,JU/ !N A %RILL HORN S\ND$ 9 FRONT ( ! DOOR4 ,A SECOND TIME4 ,M]SAULT1 /ILL LEAN+ OV] ! >M*AIR1 DID NOT MOVE4 ,! S\ND ( TIRES MEANT ?AT ! BUT*] HAD DRIV5 AWAY4 ,M]SAULT PICK$ UP HIS SUITCASE1 TURN$ ! DOOR KNOB1 GLEAM+ SUDD5LY 9 A SUNBEAM1 & LEFT ! ROOM1 HIS HEAD ?ROBB+1 HIS M\? P>*$4 ,HE OP5$ ! \T] DOOR & WALK$ AWAY QUICKLY4 ,!RE WAS NO-ONE 9 SI<T EXCEPT A GR\P ( *ILDR5 AT ONE 5D ( ! LITTLE SQU>E4 ,HE WALK$ ON4 ,PA/ ! SQU>E1 HE WAS SUDD5LY AW>E ( ! COLD1 & %IV]$ UND] HIS LI<T JACKET4 ,HE SNEEZ$ TWICE1 & ! VALLEY FILL$ ) %RILL MOCK+ E*OES :I* ! CRY/AL SKY C>RI$ HI<] & HI<]4 ,/AGG]+ SLI<TLY1 HE /OPP$ & TOOK A DEEP BREA?4 ,MILLIONS ( T9Y :ITE SMILES ?RONG$ D[N FROM ! BLUE SKY4 ,!Y PLAY$ OV] ! LEAVES /ILL CUPP+ ! RA91 OV] ! DAMP E>? ( ! PA?S1 SO>$ TO ! BLOOD-R$ TILE RO(S1 !N BACK 9TO ! LAKES ( AIR & LI<T FROM :I* !Y HAD JU/ OV]FL[$4 ,A T9Y PLANE HUMM$ ITS WAY ACROSS ! SKY4 ,9 ?IS FL[]+ ( AIR1 ?IS F]TILITY ( ! HEAV5S1 IT SEEM$ AS IF A MAN'S ONE DUTY WAS TO LIVE & BE HAPPY4 ,EV]Y?+ 9 ,M]SAULT FELL SIL5T4 ,HE SNEEZ$ A ?IRD TIME1 & %IV]$ FEV]I%LY4 ,!N HE HURRI$ AWAY )\T GLANC+ >\ND HIM1 ! SUITCASE CREAK+1 HIS FOOT/EPS L\D ON ! ROAD4 ,ONCE HE WAS BACK 9 HIS ROOM & HAD PUT ! SUITCASE 9 A CORN]1 HE LAY D[N ON HIS B$ & SLEPT UNTIL ! MIDDLE ( ! AFT]NOON4 

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