this shore. " Madness was edging back into his voice.
"Thats not true. You were a man," said Spyder. "Dont ever forget that. "
"A man. Was I? How nice. Yes, I remember. I was a boy and we lived by the sea. In Brighton. There were trains and gulls. It was lovely…?" Circuits fried. The spider machine lurched and Spyder felt the ground shake.
The demented, amplified voice was back. "Move along, you wandering excrement, gods pitiful blunders. Move along and despair!" Cornelius moved back in the direction of the shore, hunting wandering souls. His voice faded as he went, but its echo filled whatever space enclosed them.
"I think its time to go," said Lulu. She led Spyder and Shrike to the edge of the stinking, clotted water and helped them into one of the coal cars. Souls fell back as they went. Spyder felt their hands caress him, as if looking for warmth. The car lurched into the air and carried them over the Bone Sea.
"I seriously wonder if were gonna make it out of here," said Lulu. No one replied.
Forty Five
Pink Boy
It seemed to Spyder that it was taking a long damned time for the little cart to clatter and squeal its way over the Bone Sea.
"Talk to me, Lulu," said Spyder. "Where are we?"
"About half way across," she said.
"Hows that possible? Weve been crossing for hours. "
"Daddy, are we there yet? Daddy, are we there yet?"
"Were not in the world anymore," said Shrike. "We cant expect time to run here the way it does at home. "
"This is an E ticket freakshow, I wanna tell you," said Lulu. "You sight-i
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