out, a sparking cable from the car’s electrical system began swaying back and forth, getting perilously close to the 87 unleaded, some might say terminally close. 

 

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Underbrink forced himself to move out of his secluded perch on the upper floor of the Van Nostrand home and travel down to the main floor as soon as Berkleigh and Janelle left. The blood was pounding in his ears as his heart felt like it might explode right out of his skeletal chest. Van Nostrand’s laughter seemed to grow louder with every passing step. When he entered the dining room, he could see Van Nostrand pulling out the skewers in Grimaldi’s hands. The old maniac’s laughter camouflaged his approach as Underbrink knew he could not hide any longer. Now was...

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