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The best part about facing death, Hollis had discovered, was that after the first moments of skin-crawling, soul-shivering terror, it was curiously liberating, at least for her. A kind of survival mode kicked in, and all her concentration and energy went into whatever effort was required to better her chances. It was, perhaps not coincidentally, also exactly the right state of mind necessary for the best use of her mediumistic abilities. So Hollis wasn't terribly surprised, when she finally opened her eyes, to see Becky Huntley bending over her. Be very still, duluth 30097 Becky whispered. "And you can't get loose anyway, we all tried our best. He thinks you're still out. As soon as he knows you're awake, he'll want to get started on you. And you don't want that." Instantly, Hollis closed her eyes again and forced her body to go limp, and it wasn't just because it was still unsettling to her, this absurdly easy communication with the dead. Is there duluth 30097 anything else you can tell me, Becky ? She knew she didn't have to ask out loud, which was a good thing but also still strange to her. We'll try to help. But… we don't have much energy. Karen is so sad because she wanted to be a mother, and Shirley can't believe it's over for her. And he's… he's not human anymore, Hollis. Do you think he knows there's a hell? Do you think it would matter to him? But Hollis wasn't sure about that, so she didn't dismiss the information. Any bit of knowledge could be a tool, a weapon that could save her life. If she figured out how to use it. "Your friends are trying to find you," Becky told her. "We think there's a chance… maybe. If Dani remembers what she can do." duluth 30097 Without asking what

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