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21 " Off Spruce, there was a little known trail. A savage gulley wound through acreage of older residential homes that met up with Green Rock Drive. A natural bouquet gust of wind assaulted me. The domestic and native encroached on each other in a battle for dominance at the edges of the cramped path's undergrowth. The tangy scent of wild onion and sagebrush intermingled with the verdant odor of wild geranium, blue flax, columbine and creeping pussytoes. The wild weeds spiced up the encroaching grass turf and the tamed floral honeysuckle vines and lilac bushes. "
― Carrie Vaughn , Colorado State of Mind (Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group Anthology, #3)
22 " I was dog-ear tired… "
23 " I was dog-ear tired... "
24 " Amanda took the lead following her sense of smell. On the other hand, I followed a werewolf who was leading me by her nose. Not sure, which of us was crazier. "
25 " Okay, I know she thinks her little bro stinks but that sounds like she's tracking him by his stench. "
26 " When someone says "don’t freak," wouldn’t a person think that maybe they should freak? "
27 " You and your brother have had moments. Don'tcha think the collar's a bit much?" I could imagine Jessie hogtied with whatever was at hand by his big bad sis. "
28 " She repainted the house to resonate year round with a summertime oasis in floral colors from the backyard garden—her ceremonial grounds—keeping her in her roots of greenness. "
29 " Maybe that’s why the Westmores never allowed any pets. Hard to keep them off the menu. "
30 " Give me a sec to catch my thoughts. "