Yeah, lets get John here. That way we can stall for a while longer. We can keep on doing nothing for just a little while longer.Albert said, Take it easy, Howard.Take it easy? Howard jumped to his feet. Yeah? Where were you last night, Albert? Huh? Because I didnt see you out there on the street listening to kids screaming, seeing kids running around hurt and scared and choking, and Edilio and Orc struggling, and Dekka hacking up her lungs and Jack crying andYou know who couldnt even take it? Howard raged. You know who couldnt even take what was happening? Orc. Orc, whos not scared of anything. Orc, who everyone thinks is some kind of monster. He couldnt take it. He couldntbut he did. And where were you, Albert? Counting your money? How about you, Astrid? Praying to Jesus?Astrids throat tightened. She couldnt breathe. For a moment panic threatened to overwhelm her. She wanted to run from the room, run away and never look back.Edilio got to his feet and put an arm around Howard. Howard allowed it, and then he did something Astrid never thought she would see. Howard buried his face in Edilios shoulder and cried, racking sobs.Were falling apart, Astrid whispered for herself alone.But there was no easy escape. Everything Howard had said was true. She could see the truth reflected in Alberts stunned expression. The two of them, the smart ones, the clever ones, the great defenders of truth and fairness and justice, had done nothing while others had worked themselves to exhaustion.
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