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I held his face in my hands like it was a cup carved of some delicate stone, something that would shatter if you abused it. He looked at Jason. He paused for a long moment, eyeing the blasted remnants of afence, to which clung a sign, held to the twined m THE ESSENTIAL ELLISON 55 Faintly, through the rising crowd noise, he heard Eloise moaning his name.

Iseverything else okay out there?” “Sure, okay. I made sure my badge was held up as high as I could manage. Pure practicality. My voice was steady, though.