lily breaks our silence , `` i have an idea . she shyly pinched them together , a red flush crept across her face . the schoolhouse was in such complete darkness that they both tripped over a stool near the front of the room . it feels like someone used my guts for a punching bag . '' its all some conspiracy by every scientist in the known galaxy to suppress key information ! she studied him for a long moment. ' `` let 's all be reasonable here , '' the man said . she threw herself into her work . 