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She snapped it closed. Staines flipped open with onemanicured finger. She said, Ah. Fear is only a feeling; itis not a fact.

But wasn't there something too quick, tooanxious to be believed about Katja's words. And Katja was with them. just aquick martini in the bar and no regrets, okay?The Valley of Kings possessed the same priceless quality as the ComfortInn. The only thing that kept her from shouting was the scar on her own faceand her badly set nose, both of which told the tale of what she herselfhad once allowed to be done to her.