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horne' s office

the Devil's Gulch survey," I

chair, all smiles an

of your internship. Mandatory, remem

ver, were cold

ll," I lied. "Somet

added, his voice dropping slightly, "it wouldn't look good for your record i

ship, my future as a range

erns, Tom and Li

oming, right? Mark said you

e great!" Lisa ch

nowledge was a wall betw

arrived. I packed,

ranger station, a small

I saw

ide Mark, a small b

oided

so keen to see some real ranger work, I invit

lic a

this. She's not coming,

oilsport," Mark said, his tone

face set in a look of defia

enough for everyone to hear. "Ever since Mom and

like a physical blow, she pul

antique bra

o her after our parents' funeral.

it on th

ock, the glass shatter

unk!" she cried. "Mark's

terns stared

He had a faint,

f I refused now,

ge, my first death, I

d to

lf, step by agonizing step.