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"What happened to it, then?"
"She forgot how to use itAnd I think that kind of forgetting is easy
Which is even more horrible
Jack bent down, picked up the basket, then looked
at Wireman"What's in here? Gold bars?"
Wireman grabbed the bag of food and smiled
serenely"I packed a few extras
We worked our way up the overgrown driveway,
keeping an eye out for the lawn jockeyAt the top of the porch steps, Jack set
the picnic basket down with a little sigh of
reliefFrom behind us came a flurry and flutter
of wings
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We turned and saw a heron alight on the driveway
It could have been the same one that had been
giving me the cold-eye from El Palacio's tennis
courtCertainly rolex submariner watches for sale the gaze was the same: blue and
sharp and without an ounce of pity
"Is that real?" Wireman asked"What do you think,
Edgar?"
"It's real," I said
"How do you know?"
I could have pointed out that the heron was
casting a shadow, but for all I knew, the lawn
jockey had been casting one, as well; I had been
too amazed to noticeCome on, let's
go insideAnd don't bother knockingThis isn't a
social call
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"Uh, this could be a problem," Jack said
The veranda was deeply shadowed by mats of hanging
Spanish Moss, but once our eyes had adjusted to
the gloom, we could see a thick and rusty chain
encircling the double doorsNot one but two
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padlocks hung down from itThe chain had gucci backpack been run
through hooks on either jamb
Wireman stepped forward for a closer look"You
know," he said, "Jack and I might be able to snap
one or both of those hooks right offThey've seen
better days
"Better years," Jack said
"Maybe," I said, "but the doors themselves are
almost certainly locked, and if you go rattling
chains and snapping hooks, you're going to disturb
the neighbors
"Neighbors?" Wireman asked
I pointed straight upWireman and Jack followed
my finger and saw what I already had: a large
colony of brown bats sleeping in what looked like
a vast hanging cloud of cobwebI glanced down and
saw the porch was not just coated but plated with
guanoIt made me very glad I was colored prada fairy bag wearing a hat
When I looked up again, Jack Cantori was at the
foot of the steps"No way, baby," he said"Call
me a chicken, call me a candy-ass, call me any
name in the book, I'm not going thereWith
Wireman it's snakesOnce-" He
looked like he had more to say, maybe a lot, but
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didn't know how to say itHe took another step
back, insteadI had a moment to contemplate the
eccentricity of fear: what the weird jockey hadn't
been able to accomplish (close, but that only
counts in horseshoes), a colony of sleeping brown
bats had
Wireman said, "They can carry rabies, muchacho -
did you know that?"
I nodded"I think we should look for the
tradesman's entrance
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We made our knock off rolex watch way slowly along the side of the house,
Jack in the lead and carrying the red picnic
basketHis shirt was dark with sweat, but he no
longer showed the slightest sign of nauseaHe
should have; probably we all should haveThe
stench from the pool was nearly overpowering
Thigh-high grass whickered against our pants;
stiff fiddlewood stems poked at our anklesThere
were windows, but unless Jack wanted to try
standing on Wireman's shoulders, they were all too
high
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"What time is it?" Jack puffed
"Time for you to move a little faster, mi amigo,"
Wireman said"You want me to spell you on that
basket?"
"Sure," Jack said, sounding really out of temper
for the first time since I'd latest louis vuitton shoulder bag met
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