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ElrodтАФ01 BloodList

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Chapter 1

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THE CAR WAS doing at least forty when the right front fender smashed

against my left hip and sent me spinning off the road to flop bonelessly

into a mass of thick, windblown grass.

It was a well-engineered accident, involving no small skill on the part

of the driver. A body, depending on its size and weight in relation to

the speed and position of the car usually does two things: it either

goes under the car or bounces over it. Going under, it can get dragged,

leaving a lot of bloody physical evidence all over the road and vehicle.

If it gets flipped up and over, the driver risks a dented hood and roof

or a broken windshield or all three. The professional hit-and-run artist

knows how to avoid such risks and will try to clip the target with just

the front bumper or fender; that way he has only some scratched paint to

touch up or at most a broken headlight to replace.

I had been hit by such an expert. There was minimal pain, though, and

that was swiftly receding. The idea my spine had been broken was the

first real thought to surface in my cobweb-clogged brain since I woke up

on the beach. I'd been groggy then, with only enough stuff working in my

head to shakily stand and blink down at my soaked clothes. It never

occurred to me to question why I was on a beach and in such a condition,