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been following us. I expect he heard us
talking. That’s how he knows our names.”
She peered more closely at the bruise on
the side of Jay’s head.
“Is that how you got left behind?” she asked
kindly.
“What?” said Jay.
“Did you fall and hurt your head and your
group went on without you?”
“Er...!” said Jay.
“The people you were with,” Ella said.
“Were they, were you trying to get to the New
Land?”
Suddenly Jay knew what she was talking
about.
“Ah, that!” he said. “Yes, yes. I’ve been
trying to get you there, I mean I’ve been trying
to get there.”
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