At least a dozen had formed a semicircle inthe thick vegetation at the edge of camp, cautious as deer, and Renie heard a faint rustlingbehind her as well. He gave her the closest thing to an embarrassed baboon smile she had yet seen, andshe wondered what her grief had shown him--what things she did not yet herself entirelyunderstand. Everyone's together now, except those two. Even with the candle clenched in Paul's fist, spreading thin light before them, the stairwellwas treacherous.
Soon what once had been no more annoying than abuzzing insect, or the faint whiff of something sour, was beginning to dominate Orlando'sthoughts. Orlando was saving his breath for another pull. Why was I not told at once? They have only now spoken to us, Lord. !Xabbu jutted his head toward one of the narrowways.
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