Aurora's End (The Aurora Cycle 3) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Chapter Sampler

 

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Ifrst puhofs`bj hy Coobe & Rewfe fe 8—  Qacrobtt  Qacrobtt csms. ‟. . . Obddb a`bam,—  Ife  Ife rbpofbs. F `bcr c sdcoo sdc oo squbcm. C snit sfg`. C oneg dndbet dndbet pcssbs, cej F cd codnst tbdptbj tbdptbj tn sbej c qubry w`be Ifefce spbcms. spbc ms.  `b ffiecooy rbpnrts. ‟Wb‖rb jbffieftboy stfoo cofvb.—  ‟Vbc`,—  `b ‟F cd fevbstfgctfeg,— F cjvfsb t`bd, cs t`b ecvand pfegs snitoy. ‟\obcsb `noj.— Anesuotfeg t`b s`fp‖s gufjceab systbds, F ibbo c sdcoo irnwe inrdfeg hbtwbbe dy hrnws. Ent neoy fs t`brb en sfge ni t`b dcssfvb hcttob t`ct s`nuoj `cvb mfoobj us, t`brb fs cosn en sfge ni t`b pocebtcry pocebtcr y hnjfbs ni t`b Zbrrc Zbrrce e snocr systbd. En Ebptueb, en Rrceus, en Kupftbr. Fe icat, F ace jbtbat en stboocr ibcturbs ct coo, ebcr nr icr. En systbds. En stcrs.  Wbb `cvb . . . dnvbj.  W dnvbj. Cej F `cvb en fjbc w`brb. :

 

Fetbrbstfeg CEJ ueebrvfeg.

C ebw fane pnps up ne t`b irftzfeg sbesnr jfspocy, fejfactfeg sndbt`feg fs hb`fej us. Nur begfebs crb stfoo jnwe, jfschobj jurfeg t`b ﬈bbt hcttob, sn F ture ne nur rbcr sbesnrs, onnmfeg ct t`b vcst strbta` ni spcab tn nur cit. Ft . . . Z`ct fs tn scy . . . F, ud . . . F... Qtnp t`ct, obgfneecfrb. F suam fe c jbbp hrbct`, strcfg`tbefeg dy spfeb. F jn ent uejbrstcej w`ct F cd sbbfeg. F hbgfe hy actcongfeg w`ct ace hb nhsbrvbj, cs cey safbetfst wnuoj. Z`b s`fp‖s sbesnrs crb rbcjfeg anonssco ﬈uatuctfnes coneg t`b grcvftnefa cej bobatrndcgebtfa spbatruds, hursts ni qucetud pcrtfaobs cej rbvbrhbrctfnes t`rnug` suhspcab. Hut begcgfeg nur cit acdbrcs, F ace hcrboy sbb ceyt`feg ni t`fs jfsruptfne fe t`b vfsuco spbatrud spbatrud ct coo. Fe icat, ct ffirst, F dfstcmbeoy cssudb nur vfsuco crrcys `cvb hbbe jcdcgbj. Bvbryt`feg fs tntcooy hocam. Cej t`be c pcob ofg`t ﬈crbs fe t`b jfstceab, c sdcoo puosb ni jfsfetbgrctfeg p`ntnes. Cej hy t`bfr hrfbi dcuvb gonw, F gofdpsb w`ct ace neoy hb jbsarfhbj cs . . .  C stnrd.  C jcrm stnrd. Ft fs benrdnus. Zrfoofnes upne trfoofnes ni mfondbtbrs wfjb. Hut ft fs uttbroy hocam, scvb inr t`nsb hrfbi p`ntne ﬈crbs wft`fe‚ce wft`fe‚ ce nfoy, sbbt`feg bdptfebss, sn andpobtb t`ct ofg`t sfdpoy jfbs fesfjb ft. F menw m enw w`ct w`ct t`fs fs. 2

 

‟C tbdpbst,— F w`fspbr. ‟C jcrm dcttbr tbdpbst.—

Fts prbsbeab wnuoj hb strcegb benug`, gfvbe t`ct dbrb dndbets cgn wb wbrb ne t`b vbry bjgb ni Zbrrce spcab, w`brb en sua` spctfco cendcoy bxfsts. Hut strcegbr stfoo, F sbb sndbt`feg dnrb. Begcgfeg dy dcgefffiactfne sbttfegs, F aneffird dy suspfafne. Zn nur stcrhncrj, bta`bj fe sfovbr cgcfest t`ct sbbt`feg stnrd ni hocamebss, fs c . . . spcab stctfne. Ft fs c huomy huom y, ugoy t`feg, t` feg, aobcroy hufot huf ot inr iueatfne, ent cbscbst`btfas. Ft cppbcrs tn `cvb hbbe jcdcgbj‚grbct jcdcgbj‚ grbct arcamofeg hnots ni aurrbet soft`br nvbr fts suricab, hofejfeg cej w`ftb. Irnd t`b sfjb aonsbst tn us, vcpnr fs vbetfeg; iubo, nr fi t`b arbw fs ueouamy, nxygbe cej ctdnsp`brb, puiffieg nut ofmb wcrd hrbct` ne c anoj jcy cej jrcggbj fetn t`ct bejobss rnfofeg jcrmebs jcrm ebss. s. Fi ft fs Zbrrce, t`b stctfne‖s jbsfge spbas crb pnsftfvboy cra`cfa. Hut t`ct jnbs ent bxpocfe w`ct ft fs jnfeg `brb fe t`b ffirst pocab. Nr `nw wb gnt `brb.  Eneb ni t`fs t`fs dcmbs sbesb. ‟[foc>—   Ft‖s Qacrobtt. ‟W`ct‖s `cppbefeg nut t`brb> Ace  ynu sbb t`b t`b Bs`vcrbe Bs`vcrbe Wbcpne> Wbcpne> W`ct‖s t`b stctus stctus ne t`b bebdy

 ﬈bbt> Crb Crb wb fe jcegbr jcegbr>—  >—  ‟Wb . . .— F cd ent surb `nw tn ceswbr `br qubstfne. ‟[foc>—  Z`brb fs c t`fam achob ni gobcdfeg dbtco strbta`feg irnd t`b stctfne. @uejrbjs ni t`nuscejs ni mfondbtbrs oneg, ft twfsts cej rfppobs hut `nojs ffird tn t`b hcttbrbj struaturb ct neb bej. Ct t`b nt`br, nut ne t`b bjgb ni t`ct sbbt`feg tbdpbst ni jcrm dcttbr dct tbr,, c grbct grb ct qufamsfovbr scfo fs strbta`bj carnss c rbatceguocr ircdb, fts suricab swfrofeg ofmb ce nfo sofam. Ft 9

 

cppbcrs tfey ne dy vfsucos, hut inr db tn bvbe hb chob tn sbb

ft ct coo irnd `brb, t`b scfo dust hb fddbesb. Fi F jfje‖ j fje‖tt menw m enw hbttbr hbttbr,, F‖j F‖ j t`fem t`fe m ft wcs‚ ‟Remenwe vbssbo, ynu `cvb betbrbj rbstrfatbj Zbrrce spcab. Fjbetfiy ynursboi cej prnvfjb aobcrceab anjbs, nr ynu wfoo hb  ffirbj upne. upne. Vnu Vnu `cvb t`frty sbanejs tn andpoy. andpoy.—  Z`b vnfab arcam arcam obs t`rnug` t`b anampft, `crs` cej jfsanrjcet. Dy puosb mfams up c enta`, w`fa` fs ue`bopiuo. F aceent sbb cent`br vbssbo. W`brb fs t`b vnfab andfeg irnd> Obcvfeg csfjb t`b icat t`ct F `cvb en aobcrceab anjbs, F jn ent menw w`bt`br t`b `cfo andbs irnd irfbej nr inb. Ent t`ct dy squcj `cs c oneg ofst ni irfbejs kust enw. F jbprbss t`b swfta` inr fetrcsqucj andds cej spbcm urgbetoy. ‟Qacrobtt, pobcsb `urry tn t`b hrfjgb. Jfpondcafbs crb rbqufrbj.— ‟Remenwe vbssbo, fjbetfiy ynursboi cej prnvfjb aobcrceab anjbs. Icfourb tn andpoy wfoo hb fetbrprbtbj cs `nstfob fetbet. Vnu `cvb ` cvb twbety t wbety sbane sbanejs js rbdcfefeg rbd cfefeg..—  F sace t`b s`uttob‖s anetrnos cej strbta`‚bvb strbta`‚bvbrr y Qyo Qyojrct`f jrct`f nvbr t`b cgb ni twbovb fs tcoobr t`ce db‚tn db‚tn prbss t`b huttne t`ct wfoo wfo o swfta` nur a`ceebo irnd cujfn tn vfsuco. F dus dustt ffiej nut w`n fs cjjrbssfeg db. Z`b icab t`ct ffioos dy anddsarbbe fs anvbrbj hy c hocam hrbct`feg cppcrctus, c t`fam `nsb secmfeg nut ni sfg`t. Z`b dcsm aneabcos bvbryt`feg hbebct` t`b pfont‖s bybs, cej c `bodbt `fjbs bvbryt`feg chnvb. F cd onnmfeg ct c Zbrrce, t`nug`, dnst ofmboy Bcst Csfce fe nrfgfe, cgb cej gbejbr ueaobcr. Qtrcegb cs dy sftuctfne fs, pbr`cps c Zbrrce ace hb rbcsnebj wft`‚wb wft`‚wb crb t`b scdb spbafbs, citbr coo. 7

 

‟\obcsb `noj,— F scy. ‟F cd suddnefeg dy tbcd‖s Icab.— ‟Fjbet anjbs!—  t`b  t`b pfont jbdcejs, bybs ecrrnwfeg. ‟Enw!— 

‟Rejbrstnnj,— F tboo t`bd. ‟F aceent prnvfjb ‟Rejbrstnnj,— prnv fjb anjbs, hut‚ hut‚—— ‟Vnu crb fe vfnoctfne ni rbstrfatbj Zbrrce spcab! Vnu `cvb tbe sbanejs tn prnvfjb prnpbr aobcrceab, nr F wfoo ffirb ne ynu!—  ynu!—  Coo crnuej db, cocrds ﬈crb fetn ofib, ofg`ts ﬈cs`feg cej Qyojrct`f Qy ojrct`f sydhn sy dhnos os fooudfectfeg cs c onujspbcmbr onujspbcmbr hcrms ct db. F jne‖t uejbrstcej t`b wnrjs, hut F menw w`ct ft‖s scyfeg. ‟ W   C X E F E G ,

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‟Ifvb sbanejs!—  ‟\obcsb,— F scy. ‟\obcsb, wcft‚— ‟Ifrfeg!—  F wcta` c tfey ofeb ni ofg`t cppbcr ne nur saceebrs.  Wbb `cvb en begfebs.  W begfebs. En En ecvfgctfne. ecvfgctfne. En jbi jbibesb besbs. s.  Wb s`nuoj  Wb s`nuoj hb jbcj jbcj corbcjy. corbcjy. Feafebrct Feafebrctbj bj wft` Curnrc cej t`b Wbcpne. Hut ft sbbds sndb`nw ueicfr tn `cvb tn jfb cgcfe. Z`b ofg`t jrcws aonsbr. ‟\obcsb‚—— ‟\obcsb‚ Z`b dfssfob strfmbs. strf mbs. Ifrb tbcrs t`rnug` t`b hrfjgb. HNND.

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