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"Kaz reached into his coat pocket. "Here," he said and handed Jesper a slender book with an elaborate cover."Are we going to read to each other?""Just flip it open to the back."Jesper opened the book and peered at the last page, puzzled. "So?""Hold it up so we don't have to look at your ugly face.""My face has character. Besides - oh!""An excellent read, isn't it?""Who knew I had a taste for literature?"
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"Inej placed her hands on Nina's shoulders. "We'll see each other again."Of course we will. You've saved my life. I've saved yours."I think you're ahead on that count."No, I don't mean in the big ways. Nina's eyes took them all in. "I mean the little rescues. Laughing at my jokes. Forgiving me when I was foolish. Never trying to make me feel small. It doesn't matter if it's next month, or next year, or ten years from now, those will be the things I remember when I see you again.Kaz offered his gloved hand to Nina. "Until then, Zenik."Count on it, Brekker. They shook."
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