"Ray Vukcevich - Tongues" - читать интересную книгу автора (Vukcevich Ray)

тАЬReady┬аfor┬аwhat?тАЭ┬аShelly┬аasked.
тАЬGet┬аdown┬аon┬аyour┬аknees┬аand┬аjust┬аpucker┬аup┬аand┬аput┬аyour┬аface┬аin┬аthe┬аwater,
Missy, ┬а make ┬а smootch ┬а smootch ┬а sounds.тАЭ ┬а He ┬а demonstrated. ┬а тАЬAnd ┬а blow ┬а a ┬а few


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bubbles┬аto┬аattract┬аthese┬аbig┬аfellows.тАЭ
тАЬI┬аdonтАЩt┬аthink┬аso,тАЭ┬аshe┬аsaid.
тАЬMe┬аeither,тАЭ┬аMarc┬аsaid.┬атАЬSorry┬аto┬аhave┬аwasted┬аyour┬аtime.тАЭ
He┬аtook┬аShellyтАЩs┬аhand┬аand┬аturned┬аto┬аwalk┬аback┬аinto┬аthe┬аbar.┬а
There┬аwere┬аthree┬аmen┬аblocking┬аthe┬аway.┬а
тАЬOh,┬аyou┬аhavenтАЩt┬аwasted┬аour┬аtime,тАЭ┬аthe┬аman┬аby┬аthe┬аwashtub┬аsaid.┬а
The┬аthree┬аmen┬аby┬аthe┬аdoor┬аsmiled┬аor┬аchuckled┬аor┬аboth┬аand┬аadvanced┬аon┬аthem.
Shelly┬аclutched┬аat┬аhis┬аsleeve.┬атАЬMarc?тАЭ┬а
He┬аdidnтАЩt┬аknow┬аwhat┬аto┬аdo.┬аWhy┬аhadnтАЩt┬аhe┬аseen┬аthis┬аcoming?┬аMaybe┬аLeonardo
had┬аbeen┬аright┬аon┬аthe┬аmoney┬аand┬аheтАЩd┬аalready┬аbeen┬аpsychically┬аcastrated.
Marc┬аoften┬аdreamed┬аsomething┬аhorrible┬аwas┬аout┬аto┬аget┬аhim,┬аjumping┬аout┬аof┬аthe
shadows,┬аchasing┬аand┬аhowling,┬аsomething┬аbig┬аand┬аhairy┬аwith┬аa┬аlot┬аof┬аsharp┬аteeth.
Sometimes┬аhe┬аran,┬аbut┬аhe┬аnever┬аgot┬аaway,┬аand┬аwhen┬аhe┬аran,┬аhe┬аknew┬аthe┬аwaking
day┬аwould┬аsuck.┬а
Sometimes┬а he ┬аturned ┬а and┬а attacked, ┬а and ┬а when ┬аhe┬а did ┬а that, ┬а he ┬а always ┬а woke
feeling┬аlike┬аhe┬аcould┬аhandle┬аanything.┬а
Was┬аthis┬аgoing┬аto┬аbe┬аone┬аof┬аthose┬аdays?
He┬аshook┬аShelly┬аoff┬аand┬аcharged┬аthe┬аthree┬аmen.┬аSometimes┬аfear┬аpushed┬аpeople
into┬аdoing┬аsuperhuman┬аthings┬аwhen┬аprotecting┬аthe┬аpeople┬аthey┬аloved.┬а
Right?
When┬аhe┬аgot┬аto┬аthe┬аmen,┬аtwo┬аof┬аthem┬аstepped┬аaside┬аand┬аlet┬аhim┬аrun┬аheadlong
into ┬а the ┬а middle ┬а one. ┬а Then ┬а the ┬а other ┬а two ┬а grabbed ┬а his ┬а arms, ┬а and ┬а the ┬а guy ┬а heтАЩd
bounced┬аoff┬аof┬аhit┬аhim┬аhard┬аin┬аthe┬аstomach.┬аMarc┬аdoubled┬аover┬аthe┬аmanтАЩs┬аfist.┬аThe
other ┬аtwo┬аdragged ┬а him ┬аback ┬а to ┬аthe ┬а tub ┬аwhere ┬аthe ┬а old ┬а guy ┬а was ┬а struggling ┬а with
Shelly.┬аThe┬аguy┬аwho┬аhad┬аhit┬аMarc┬аnow┬аhit┬аShellyтАФa┬аringing┬аopen┬аhanded┬аslap┬аthat
dropped┬аher┬аto┬аher┬аknees.┬аThe┬аmen┬аholding┬аMarc┬аforced┬аhim┬аdown┬аbeside┬аher.
тАЬOkay,тАЭ┬аthe┬аold┬аguy┬аsaid.┬атАЬKiss┬аkiss.тАЭ
Marc┬аfelt┬аfingers┬аin┬аhis┬аhair┬аand┬аthen┬аhis┬аhead┬аwas┬аjerked┬аup┬аand┬аover┬аthe┬аrim
of┬аthe┬аwashtub┬аand┬аplunged┬аinto┬аthe┬аwater.
He┬аcouldnтАЩt┬аsee┬аanything┬аclearly.┬аHe┬аstruggled┬аbut┬аcouldnтАЩt┬аfree┬аhimself.┬аHe
was┬аdrowning.┬аHe┬аfelt┬аtentative┬аtouches┬аto┬аhis┬аface┬аlike┬аcurious┬аfingers,┬аlightly┬аover
his┬аcheeks┬аand┬аnose┬аand┬аthen┬аmore┬аforcefully┬аbetween┬аhis┬аlips.┬а┬а
Something┬аknocked┬аhard┬аagainst┬аhis┬аteeth,┬аand┬аhe┬аgasped┬аand┬аswallowed┬аwater
and┬аcoughed┬аand┬аfelt┬аwater┬аin┬аhis┬аlungs┬аand┬аsomething┬аbig┬аin┬аhis┬аmouth.┬аThere┬аwas
a┬аslicing┬аcrunch┬аand┬аpain┬аexploded┬аin┬аthe┬аback┬аof┬аhis┬аmouth.┬аHe┬аcould┬аsee┬аhis┬аown



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