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December 04, 2023 21:18
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Chapter 28
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“Personally speaking,” Kipps said, “Dark London’s a bit like George’s jeans. I feel as if I’ve already seen too much.”
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December 04, 2023 21:05
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Chapter 26
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This was how you looked death in the eye and defied it. Lockwood had fought his way up here to save me, past all the ghosts downstairs, and he had arrived at the perfect moment. I understood all that as I sat against the wall, bloodied and defenseless, and I loved him for it. My heart sang.
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December 04, 2023 20:51
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Chapter 22
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Before we had left the walkway, Kipps was already falling.
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Bigger sad
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December 04, 2023 20:49
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Chapter 22
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“Me? Great. Why?”
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Wait does he feel okay because he’s dead…
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December 04, 2023 20:32
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Chapter 20
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It was the precise location where I’d left the ghost-jar. The skull’s spirit was gray and faint, but fully formed—a scrawny-looking boy, a little older than me. He had a rather gaunt face with very large, dark eyes that were watching me impassively.
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December 04, 2023 20:30
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Chapter 20
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“Thanks, Holly. It’s a scratch. No big deal.”
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Mmhmm liar
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December 04, 2023 20:22
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Chapter 18
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“No, exactly. Anyway, Luce…” Lockwood cleared his throat. “I was going to ask if you—”
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Freaking heck
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December 04, 2023 20:15
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Chapter 17
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“Word is that Sir Rupert Gale’s been in deep discussions with Julius Winkman, and your names have been mentioned.”
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December 04, 2023 20:10
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Chapter 16
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“They were murdered, Lucy. Yes.”
“And you think that Marissa and the Orpheus Society—”
He held my gaze. “I don’t think that, Lucy. I know.”
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:( big sad now Lockwoods next
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December 04, 2023 20:07
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Chapter 16
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“I was enjoying that. Bit of senseless violence does wonders for morale. You should break in somewhere every night. There are heaps of old people’s homes in London. Let’s choose another one tomorrow.”
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December 04, 2023 19:54
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Chapter 15
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“Four black ski masks, four sets of thin black gloves. Got them from a seedy little shop in Whitechapel. I completely cleaned them out of sinister protective clothing. There’s going to be a lot of disappointed criminals in the East End till they get their next delivery.”
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Oh my gosh
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December 04, 2023 19:00
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Chapter 13
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Nooooo :(
Nooooo :(
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December 04, 2023 18:35
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Chapter 11
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Enchainment worked on those who, one way or another, were already somehow looking to the next world. The ghost had tried it on me, too. I’d wavered, I’d felt the pull. But Lockwood? He’d fallen for it, big-time.
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December 04, 2023 18:30
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Chapter 10
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He will go into the dark….
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Him and his grief is gonna get him killed
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December 04, 2023 18:29
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Chapter 10
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“But I was feeling…momentarily vulnerable. It was like she sensed it and homed right in.”
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Right … it showed up right after she read the thing from the machine
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December 04, 2023 18:29
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Chapter 10
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George was at my shoulder. “Want me to pinch you again?”
“No.”
“Can do. Arm, leg, buttock, anywhere you fancy. Just name the spot.”
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December 04, 2023 18:27
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Chapter 9
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The first read:
He will go into the dark.
The second:
He will sacrifice his life for you.
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Well then….
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December 04, 2023 18:19
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Chapter 8
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“Once a plump, bespectacled pyromaniac,” Sir Rupert said, “always a plump, bespectacled pyromaniac—that’s my philosophy
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December 04, 2023 18:04
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Chapter 7
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“Mr. Tufnell said she was a cruel and wicked woman,” Holly said, “who wrapped men round her little finger. Or that was the implication.”
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Which is why this case is great for Kipps, George, and Lockwood
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December 04, 2023 15:45
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Chapter 7
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“I’d flit about. Stretch my plasm. Might strangle Cubbins. Carry out a spot of casual ghost-touch, now and again. Just simple hobbies. It would be a darn sight more enjoyable than sitting here.”
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December 04, 2023 15:45
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Chapter 7
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“I’d strangle your enemies, too. I’m not fussy. How’s that for a tip-top deal?”
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He’s great
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December 04, 2023 15:44
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Chapter 7
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“A graveyard?” The ghost chuckled low and long. “Say no more! In my experience, graveyards can be used for lots of activities, not just ghost-hunting.” It gave me a slow, atrocious wink.
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December 04, 2023 04:33
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Chapter 5
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“Not one of them could resist her charms. In death as in life. You and this lad here would need to beware, Mr. Lockwood.”
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You’d think they’ll have common sense but they won’t
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December 04, 2023 04:25
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Chapter 4
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“Not now. I’ll talk to you later.”
“Later? What’s that mean? Six weeks? A year? I know your feminine wiles.”
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December 04, 2023 04:07
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Chapter 4
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“He’ll be after us,” I said. “He wants us dead.”
Lockwood grunted. “Him and all the rest. Maybe he’ll lie low.”
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Abby excited
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December 04, 2023 04:07
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Chapter 4
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What’s that you’ve drawn, Lockwood?” I asked, eyeing the Thinking Cloth. “Looks like a piece of angry broccoli.”
“What? Are you insulting my excellent sketch of a wild-haired ghost?”
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December 04, 2023 04:06
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Chapter 4
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“I prefer my misery to come at me in stages, so I can acclimatize on the way.”
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December 04, 2023 03:59
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Chapter 3
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“You’re going to do something stupid,” I said. “I know you. I can tell.”
He brushed hair from his eyes. “That makes two of us, then. What’s your crazy plan?”
“The usual. I was hoping to talk to it and calm it down. Yours?”
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December 04, 2023 03:58
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Chapter 3
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“It’s calling out,” I said. “Calling for Marissa.”
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Does it know her?
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December 04, 2023 03:57
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Chapter 3
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“A Revenant,” Lockwood gasped. “Got to be.”
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December 04, 2023 03:46
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Chapter 1
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“Do you always argue like this?” Kipps asked.
Lockwood gave a bland smile. “Usually. I sometimes think incessant bickering is the oil that lubricates our efficient machine.”
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December 04, 2023 03:44
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Chapter 1
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“You’ve heard of racism. You’ve heard of sexism. Well, this is skullism, pure and simple. You’re judging me by my outward appearance. You doubt my word solely because I’m a skull, lurking in a jar of slime-green plasm. Admit it!”
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Oh my gosh
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December 04, 2023 03:33
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Chapter 1
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skinny jeans
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Kipps wears skinny jeans???
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December 04, 2023 03:28
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Chapter 1
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He did this in his boxer shorts, incidentally, sitting cross-legged on the floor of our living room. It was a sight that was frankly more disturbing than all the hauntings combined
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Not even two pages in and we begin the George Slander
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