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CHAPTER EIGHT: THREE
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I let the knife fall. But my situation is too vexing for me to let go of my only foundation for redemption. I seized the knife with my other hand. I opened my fingers to loosen his grip and wriggled my hand free. I grabbed his neck and slammed him against the steel wall of the helicopter.
His other hand went to my wrist, and I winced when he started crushing it. His grip is stronger than Yolly's!
I pointed the knife at his right eye and said, "Let go, or I'll take this one. Bones mend, but eyes don't."
Silence.
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