The tall man was so lanky. His height was marked even for this place. It struck me who these men were.

“You got away,” I said softly.

This was the first family I’d released from the wall. The man doing the talking had been the first one I’d freed.

“Of course, we did,” the man said confidently. “The map led us out and the food gave us strength. We are grateful to you, Rachel, be well.”

The men slipped out the door and dispersed quickly. I turned and watched their backs disappear as the shock settled.

My first impulse was to pull open the door and see where they’d gone, but I stopped and just pushed it firmly closed. I’d promised Damien I would not do that. Instead I Looked down at the box in my hands.

smiled as I sat down and Looked at it. The box was about the size of a shoebox and

wasn’t surprised at the small bunch of tami leaves inside. They had a pungent aroma,

Last one the girls sent. It was on paper with no

from Kennedy! My Sisters and I found out you would be near the mountains, so we wanted to give this to you. Our friends that did the delivery were happy to help us. They did it as a ‘thank

use it to contact you and leave messages. You

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interface. She’s quite brilliant with computers. We met less than a month after I went out on my own. My other Sister, Dara, attached the camera so you could see us and we could see you when we are in

start as soon as you lay your palm across

you! Kennedy, Dara, and

small notebook. At the top I saw one of those flat circles that we knew to be cameras. The contraption was light in weight and

and it Lit up. The imprint of my palm stayed for a moment and then words flew across the

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