"The entire exchange took place in the time it took me to drop into a sitting position. Blizzard continued as soon as I came to rest."A week ago Snapd...agon, one of our prime investigators reported that she was headed here, following the trail of someone who had managed to pull of a string of completely unsolved crimes all across the southeastern states. When she hadn't reported in within thirty six hours, we tried to contact her, but got no response. The Crusher volunteered to try to pick up. “We’ll be ready to go in about fifteen minutes.”“The Trunk-or-Treat event doesn’t begin until after dark and that’s almost two hours from now,” Patty reminded them. “You have plenty of time.”“Katie, I put a box of seashells from Grandma onto your bed,” said JR. “You and Cile may want to clean them before you put on your costumes. You know how smelly they can get if they’re not cleaned and you can’t assume that Grandma remembered to do it.”“If the shells are anything like the last ones she sent. Alliance forces are being pushed back toward what they’re calling the ‘Hermiston Line.’ I believe that they mean to dig in there ... right along the outskirts of Hermiston, the only sizable city in eastern Oregon.“The use of the Undead Guard as shock troops has helped, not to mention the use of Havenite sympathizers behind enemy lines and the sheer professionalism, discipline, cohesion, and morale of the Army of Western Oregon. It doesn’t hurt that as soon as we resurrect their troops, we send. Snookie was lying on her stomach on the floor, like she always did when she watched TV. I didn't even make much of an effort to watch the screen My attention was riveted on Snookie.Her slim, tanned legs were like arrows on a map, pointing to the treasure that was hidden in her baggy, white shorts. She didn't look around at me but I was sure she knew where my attention was. Every so often she would slowly spread her legs for a few seconds, as if daring me to peek up the loose-fitting leg holes..