right now , though , if i try anything stronger , i end up flying backward . never again would she put her faith in a man . then wed both be out of a job . cant say fer sure , but it sure looks like they tore into you , beat the living scrap out a ya . a rather thick-sounding voice bellowed from behind her . it would be years before i moved any of his books . i wandered over to the mirror above the old pedestal sink and paused to gaze at the person staring back at me . 