CHAPTER NINE

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Matthew looks at me, confused. "I'm not sure I understand," he says. "Just wait until we get back to the pack," I say. "Then we can talk." He shrugs and nods. "Okay," he says. "We need to keep running," I say. "The people who were after us back at the outpost will probably send a search party to look for us." He nods. We run through the forest together. It's a beautiful night. The full moon is high in the sky, lighting our path in a silvery glow. "This way," I say, gesturing towards a stream. At the edge of the stream, there is a small boat. I walk over to it.    It's one of the boats from the resistance outpost. It's probably their backup boat. Matthew and I step into the boat, and I row us across the stream and into the main lake. As we cross, Matthew and I don't say anything. We

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