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It was the helplessness that scared the both of us.

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Dangers were no more than odd imaginings, like ghost stories that children made up to frighten one another: things that couldn't possibly happen.

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It was harder for the ones who were waiting, Annemarie knew. Less danger, perhaps, but more fear.

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That's all that brave means - not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do. Of course you were frightened. I was too, today. B...more