it was true that i could live very easily without a man , and had done so for nearly my entire college career . `` ah , i am ... how do you say ? the image of a stream filled his mind . the hell of all of it wasnt so much what hed done to her . her power was something close to mine . `` we need a fast way out of here , '' gray said , heading down the alley toward the crowds around the lake . hail mary , full of grace , help her grow big . '' 