At his hole in the shrubbery all-engrossed in the business of the moment with babyhood's sublime concentration of purpose. Above the X were the last few lines Barbara had written. As.

My toolbox and four hard blows were sufficient to split the O-ring. I yanked it off with a pair of pliers and pulled the cable free. The arrow stopped flashing and went dark. I pushed the battery box into the ditch and buried it. It was strange to stand there and hear it humming down there in the sand. But it made me think of Dolan and that made me laugh. I didn't think Dolan would hum. He might scream but I didn't think he would hum. Four bolts held.
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To do that. He didn't like to be jammed into something like this especially when there were so many imponderables. "Oh but you have to " Gawain said guessing his thought. "Believe me Norton this is the job for you! Gaea says you're perfect for it and Clotho says they need a man like you to-" He broke off. "To what?" Norton asked with abrupt suspicion. "Look out-it's time!" Gawain was peering at the region above the X. "I guess this is farewell friend. May your past be happy!" Norton looked. There was nothing over the X. "It's not time. There's a minute to go. " "Your watch could be off. " "Quit avoiding the subject. Why do the Incarnations want me as Chronos?" "Well I'm not really in a position to know being only a ghost-" Norton turned and started to walk away. "Okay I'll tell you!".
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