As Roran watched, the man's arms, neck, and chest shriveled, and his bones appeared in sharp relief-from the bowlike curve of his collarbones to the hollow saddle of his hips, where his stomach hung like an empty waterskin. His lips puckered and drew back farther than they were intended to over his yellow teeth, baring them in a grisly snarl, while his eyeballs deflated as if they were engorged ticks being squished empty of blood, and the surrounding flesh sank inward.
Leslie-Ann set down her own bucket and watched, marveling, as a quarter of an inch of water covered the bottom.When she looked away, she saw an older kid. She__ seen him around. But usually he was with Orc and she was too scared of Orc ever to get near him.She tugged on Howard__ wet sleeve. He seemed not to be sharing in the general glee. His face was severe and sad.__hat?_ he asked wearily.__ know something.___ell, goody for you.___t__ about Albert.__oward sighed. __ heard. He__ dead. Orc__ gone and Albert__ dead and these idiots are partying like it__ Mardi Gras or something.___ think he might not be dead,_ Leslie-Ann said.Howard shook his head, angry at being distracted. He walked away. But then he stopped, turned, and walked back to her. __ know you,_ he said. __ou clean Albert__ house.___es. I__ Leslie-Ann.___hat are you telling me about Albert?___ saw his eyes open. And he looked at me.
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Leslie-Ann set down her own bucket and watched, marveling, as a quarter of an inch of water covered the bottom.When she looked away, she saw an older kid. She__ seen him around. But usually he was with Orc and she was too scared of Orc ever to get near him.She tugged on Howard__ wet sleeve. He seemed not to be sharing in the general glee. His face was severe and sad.__hat?_ he asked wearily.__ know something.___ell, goody for you.___t__ about Albert.__oward sighed. __ heard. He__ dead. Orc__ gone and Albert__ dead and these idiots are partying like it__ Mardi Gras or something.___ think he might not be dead,_ Leslie-Ann said.Howard shook his head, angry at being distracted. He walked away. But then he stopped, turned, and walked back to her. __ know you,_ he said. __ou clean Albert__ house.___es. I__ Leslie-Ann.___hat are you telling me about Albert?___ saw his eyes open. And he looked at me.
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