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Not long, she said. I ain't done none. Good lord, he said. My plan is to go get Lorie back, Augustus said.

Her legs had been wet several times. It was no wonder Gus admired her, for he liked to talk a lot himself. When he got back Gus was reloading. The stairs had seemed long and steep from the bottom, but in a second he found himself standing at the top.