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“And then Lee says, “I know something I shouldn't. �� [...] “They were talking about where the attack will come from tomorrow.�� [...] “It's from the hill to the south of town��, he presses on, opening his Noise so we can't not hear it, “the one with the notch in it, the one with the smaller road that leads right into the town square.��

Wilf's eyes bulge. “Yoo shouldn'ta said. If Hildy gets caught-��

But Lee's only looking at me. “If you get into trouble��, he says. “You come running toward that hill. You come running and that's where you'll find help.��

And his Noise says, That's where you'll find me.”
― Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer

“He used to watch her running in races against her girlfriends, with her hair bouncing against her back. She always ran with such determination. Even then, he could tell that she wasn't one of those silly, smiley girls. But when she did smile it took his breath away.”
― Ruth Campbell, The Journey Begins

“The front door was built into a round turret. She'd never entered a home - or any other building - through a turret before and it made her feel like something special was about to happen.”
― Ruth Campbell, Things Change

“The tight dress she'd put on was white with a pattern of green vines. Seeing Mavis in it reminded Wilf of a statue he'd once found behind a garden hedge. That pale, marble woman, stuck outside, all by herself, had been covered with ivy. He'd felt so sorry for her. It must have taken a long time for all of those green, leafy ropes to wrap themselves around her. He still wondered, didn't anybody look out for her? Take care of her? Didn't she matter to anyone?”
― Ruth Campbell, And Then...

“Everyone else who was there also saw the secret that Wilf normally kept hidden. All of the guests were stunned, some felt sickened. And when Peggy saw it too, she stopped running and covered her mouth as a choked scream came from somewhere deep in her throat.”
― Ruth Campbell, The End