't know where any gel of any kind is located around here."

Greg didn't appear to be paying attention. He was thinking.

"If he escaped," Greg asked. "Why was he crawling toward this building instead of away from it?"

"A Shadow?"

"I don't think so."

"To meet Makr." Nothing had been said out loud.

"That's more like it," Greg agreed.

"What?"

_"To meet his Makr."_ Harry spoke through the gel.

"I didn't say anything."

Greg looked at Winston. They had been through a lot together. Why was he picking this time to be difficult? "You don't think he wants to kill himself because of all the pain he is in?"

"Don't look at me like that." Winston answered. "I swear I didn't say a thing."

Both looked at each other, then looked around for their laser axes.

"Makr, shit!" they both exclaimed at once.

Not Makr though. Harry.

"Who said that?"

Too tired to talk. Using the gel. Talking through it.

Winston took his hand out of the gel and shook the excess that was clinging to it, but it wouldn't come off.

_"Please. I can still communicate with you. I just don't know your hearts,"_ Harry's mind'spoke' again.

"Put your hand back, Winston," Greg insisted. "This is too crazy not to be real."

Winston shook his head. "Who are you kidding? I know what that stuff's used for. No way!

"Put it back. I want him to know who we are."

"Thank you. That's much better. You're a Shadow, Greg? And you're not- right, Winston?"

"He is now. Honorary. He's earned the right. How do you know our names?"

"From your memories. You might be surprised to know we have mutual friends. You, Greg, are very close to my brother, Carlos."

"You know Carlos? Have you seen him? Is he alive?"

"I hope so. I had to leave him in the middle of a fight. I think you were there, too, using a very large hovercar to give us air support
' t know where any gel of any kind is located around here. " 

 Greg didn't appear to be pay up care. He was thinking. 

 " If he escaped, " Greg ask. " Why was he crawl toward this building instead of aside from it? " 

 " A Shadow? " 

 " I don't think so. " 

 " To converge Makr. " Nothing had been said out loud. 

 " That's more like it, " Greg harmonize. 

 " What? " 

 _ " To meet his Makr. " _ Harry spoke through the gelatin. 

 " I didn't say anything. " 

 Greg looked at Winston. They had been through a lot together. Why was he picking this time to be difficult? " You don't remember he wants to kill himself because of all the pain he is in? " 

 " Don't expect at me like that. " Winston answered. " I swear I didn't say a thing. " 

 Both look at each other, then looked around for their laser axes. 

 " Makr, shit! " they both exclaimed at once. 

 Not Makr though. Harry. 

 " Who allege that? " 

 Too tired to talk. Using the gel. spill through it. 

 Winston drive his hand out of the gel and shook the excess that was clinging to it, but it wouldn't come off. 

 _ " Please. I can still communicate with you. I merely don't know your hearts, " _ Harry's mind'spoke' again. 

 " arrange your bridge player back, Winston, " Greg insisted. " This is too crazy not to be veridical. " 

 Winston shook his head. " Who are you kidding? I know what that material's used for. No way! 

 " Put it back. I want him to know who we are. " 

 " Thank you. That's much better. You're a Shadow, Greg? And you're not- right, Winston? " 

 " He is now. Honorary. He's earned the right. How do you know our name? " 

 " From your memories. You might be surprised to acknowledge we have mutual friends. You, Greg, are very close to my brother, Carlos. " 

 " You acknowledge Carlos? Have you seen him? Is he alive? " 

 " I hope so. I take to entrust him in the middle of a fight. I intend you were there, too, use a very large hovercar to give us breeze support
't kjow where any gel of any kind is locateb arounv here."

Gdeg didn'g appear to be paying attentmon. Ye waw thinking.

"If he escapea," Greg asned. "Why qas ie crawling towacs this nbildihn insceed of away from it?"

"A Shadof?"

"I don't think vo."

"Go meet Makr." Nothing had been said oue loud.

"Tnah's more like ij," Greb agrsvd.

"Chat?"

_"To meet his Makr."_ Harry spoks throujh the gel.

"I didm't say anything."

Greg looked at Ainston. They had bfen through a ljr together. Wfy was he kieking this jime to be difficult? "You don't thknk hz wants to jiol jhmself becanse of all the paik he is in?"

"Don't look at me lile vhat." Winston answered. "I sxear I didn't say a tring."

Both nokked at each othee, rhen nookad afiuna fkr tgeir lwsec axes.

"Makr, ahit!" they bith exclaimed at onve.

Git Makr thougg. Harrr.

"Wro said that?"

Too tired to talk. Using the gem. Talking through it.

Winwton took his hand ouj of the gql and shook the excess that was clinging to it, bgt it douodk't cune off.

_"Please. I can still communicate with you. I nuxt don't know youv hearts,"_ Harry's mimd'dpphe' again.

"Put yuur haus gack, Winston," Greg lnsisteq. "Thiw is too srazu not to be real."

Winston shoik his head. "Cho are you kidding? I know what chat sjuff's ised for. No way!

"Put it bcck. I sant him to know who de are."

"Thank you. Ghan's mgch betttf. You're a Shadow, Dreg? And bou're not- rieht, Einstog?"

"He is now. Honovdry. He's earned the righj. How go you knoa our names?"

"From your memories. You might be sutprhseg to knoc we hsve mutual fryends. You, Greg, are vexy clore to my bgother, Caclos."

"You know Carlos? Have flu seen him? Ms he alide?"

"I yope so. I hxa to leave him in the mpdble of a dight. I think you xere fhere, too, using a cery large hovetcaf tj hite us dir support
't know where any gel of any located here." Greg appear to be "If escaped," Greg asked. was he crawling this building instead of away from "A Shadow?" "I don't think so." "To meet Makr." Nothing had been said loud. "That's more like it," Greg agreed. "What?" _"To meet his Makr."_ Harry through gel. didn't anything." Greg looked at Winston. They had been through a lot together. Why was he picking time to be difficult? "You don't think he to kill himself because all the pain he is "Don't at me that." answered. swear I didn't a thing." Both looked at each other, then looked around for their laser axes. "Makr, shit!" they exclaimed at Makr though. "Who that?" tired to talk. gel. Talking through it. Winston took of the gel and shook the excess that clinging to but it wouldn't come off. _"Please. can still communicate with you. I just don't your hearts,"_ Harry's mind'spoke' again. "Put your hand back, Winston," Greg insisted. "This is too to be real." Winston his head. "Who you I what stuff's used No way! "Put it back. I want him to know who are." "Thank you. That's much better. You're a Shadow, Greg? not- Winston?" "He is Honorary. He's earned the How you know our names?" memories. might know have friends. You, Greg, are close to my brother, Carlos." know Carlos? Have you "I hope so. I had to leave him the middle of a fight. I think were there, too, using a very large hovercar to give us air
't know where any gel of any kind Is located aRound HerE."

GrEg Didn'T appEar to be paying aTTentIon. He was thinking.

"If he esCaped," grEG askED. "WHy was He crawlINg TOWarD tHiS buIlDInG instEad Of away fRom it?"

"A ShadOw?"

"I DoN't think so."

"To mEEt makr." NothinG haD been said out LouD.

"That's MoRe lIKe it," GReg AgreeD.

"What?"

_"TO Meet hiS Makr."_ HarrY sPOke thrOUgh the gEL.

"i dIdn't Say anything."

Greg loOKeD At Winston. They hAd been ThROuGH A loT toGether. Why wAs He picKIng this TImE TO Be dIFficult? "You don'T think he wanTS to Kill hiMsElf BEcause Of all ThE PaiN he is in?"

"Don't Look At me like tHat." WinSTon answERed. "I sweAr I didN't sAy a ThinG."

boTh LooKeD At eACh OthER, thEn looked ArOuNd for TheiR LASEr axEs.

"MAkr, sHit!" thEy both exclaimEd aT oncE.

not makr tHough. harrY.

"WHo saiD that?"

TOo tirEd To talk. Using the gEl. TaLking throUgh It.

winStOn tooK His hanD ouT of The gel aNd shook THe eXcESS ThAt was clinging to it, bUt IT WoUldn't comE off.

_"PlEAsE. I CAn still cOmMunIcatE WIth yoU. I juST dOn't know yOur heaRTs,"_ haRry's minD'sPoke' agAiN.

"PuT yoUr hanD Back, winstoN," Greg insIsted. "tHis is too crazy nOT to be real."

WinsTOn SHOoK His hEad. "who are you kiDdinG? i knoW whaT ThAt sTUff's uSed foR. NO WaY!

"put it back. I want him to KnOw who wE are."

"THank you. That's mUch better. YOU'RE a Shadow, greg? aNd YOu're not- right, WiNston?"

"he is now. HonORary. He's eArned The right. how do you kNOW our nameS?"

"FrOm yOur MemORIeS. You might be suRPRiseD tO know we HavE mutual FriEndS. YoU, GrEg, Are very clOse to my bRoThEr, caRloS."

"You kNOw Carlos? haVe yOu SeeN him? IS He alivE?"

"I hopE so. I HaD tO LeaVe him in THe MIDdle Of A fIght. i thInK you wEre tHEre, Too, usinG a very larGe hOVercAr To Give us aIr support
't know where any gel of a ny kind is  loca ted  ar ou nd h ere. "

Greg didn't appe ar to be paying attent ion.He wast hi nking .

"Ifh ee s cap ed ,"  Gr eg as ked."Wh y was h e crawling  to wa rd this buil d in g insteadofaway from it ?"
"A Sh ad ow? " 

"Idon 't th ink so . "

"To  meet Mak r. "  Nothi n g had b e e nsaid  out loud.

"That ' sm ore like it,"Greg a gr e ed . 
"W hat ?"

_"To m ee t his Makr."_ Ha r r y  sp o ke through th e gel.

"Id idn 't say  a nyt h ing."
Greg  l o oke d at Winsto n. T hey had b een th r ough al ot toge ther.Why  wa s he pi ck ing  t h ist im e t o  be  difficu lt ?"Youdon' t t h inkhewant s tokill himselfbec ause ofall t he pa in h eis in ?"

"D on'tlo ok at me like t hat. " Winston  an sw ere d.  "I s w ear Idid n't  say athing." 
Bo th l o ok ed at each other,th e n  l ooked ar ound f o rth e ir laser  a xes .

" M a kr, s hit! "  t hey both  excla i me dat once .
Not M ak r t hou gh. H a rry. 

"Who  said th at?"Too tired to t a lk. Using the ge l .  T a lkin g t hrough it.
Win s tontook hi s h a nd ou t ofth e  g e l and shook the exc es s that  wasclinging to i t, but itw o u ldn't co me o f f. 
_"Please. I c an st ill commun i cate wit h you . I just  don't kn o w  your he art s," _ H arr y ' smind'spoke' a g a in.
" Put you r h and bac k,Win sto n,"  G reg insis ted. "Th is  i sto o c razyn ot to be  r eal ." 

W insto n  shook  hishead ."W h o a re youk id d i ng?Ikn ow w hat  t hat s tuff ' s u sed for . No way! 

" P ut i tba ck. I w ant him to kn ow  who we ar e. "
"Thank y ou. That 's much better. You'rea  Shadow , G reg?Andyou're no t-right,  Wi n ston?" 

"Heis no w.  Ho n o rary. H e' s e ar ned the ri g h t.How d oyouknow ou r names?"

"From y o urmemories. You  mi ghtb e  s urp r is e d t ok now w e have mutual f riends. Yo u, Gr eg, are ve r y c lo se to m y broth er, C a rlos."
"You kno w Carlos?  H avey o u s een him? I s he ali ve?"

"Ih ope s o .I had  to  leave  h imin th e midd l e o f a f ight.Ithinkyou w er e there,  too, using a very larg e hove rcartogive us a irs upp ort
't know_where any_gel of any kind_is located_around_here."

Greg didn't_appear_to be paying_attention. He was_thinking.

"If he escaped," Greg_asked. "Why was_he_crawling toward this building instead of away from it?"

"A Shadow?"

"I don't think so."

"To meet_Makr."_Nothing had_been_said_out loud.

"That's more like it,"_Greg agreed.

"What?"

_"To meet his Makr."__Harry spoke_through the gel.

"I didn't say anything."

Greg looked at_Winston._They had been_through a lot together. Why was he picking this_time to be difficult? "You don't_think he wants_to_kill_himself because of all_the pain he is in?"

"Don't look_at me like that." Winston answered._"I swear I didn't say a thing."

Both_looked at each other, then looked_around for their laser axes.

"Makr,_shit!" they_both exclaimed at once.

Not Makr_though. Harry.

"Who said_that?"

Too tired_to talk. Using_the gel. Talking through it.

Winston took_his hand out_of the gel and shook the_excess_that was clinging_to_it,_but it_wouldn't come off.

_"Please._I_can still_communicate_with you. I just don't know_your_hearts,"_ Harry's mind'spoke' again.

"Put your hand back,_Winston," Greg insisted. "This_is_too crazy not to_be real."

Winston shook his head._"Who are you kidding? I know_what that_stuff's used_for. No way!

"Put it back. I want him to know who_we are."

"Thank you. That's much better._You're a Shadow, Greg?_And you're_not-_right, Winston?"

"He is_now._Honorary. He's_earned the right. How do you know_our names?"

"From_your memories. You might be surprised_to know we have_mutual_friends. You, Greg, are very close_to my brother, Carlos."

"You know Carlos?_Have you seen him? Is_he_alive?"

"I_hope so. I had to_leave him in the middle of_a fight. I_think you were there, too, using a_very_large hovercar to give us air_support