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1 " déjà vu "
― Peter Lerangis , The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders, #1)
2 " Imagine! In each of us lies the potential to do superhuman things. Feats of great physical daring, art, science. The ability to defy laws of nature. "
3 " On the morning I was scheduled to die, a large barefoot man with a bushy red beard waddled past my house. "
4 " His breath smelled like bananas and moldy feet. "
5 " ON THE MORNING I was scheduled to die, "
6 " Simpsons boxers. "
7 " He is also author of the hilarious, edgy YA novel wtf. "
8 " Cass had photo recall and could speak backward at will. Aly was a hacker genius and movie expert. Marco was Michael Jordan on steroids, without the steroids. I was chopped liver. "
9 " But this time I see a new person. Silent. Still. Someone I believe I know. WHO ARE YOU? I move closer but the face is shrouded, the features blurred as if seen through a dirty lens. I’m tempted to run away, but I don’t. I know where running leads. To the hole. To death. I know I can no longer fear. "
10 " I sat in my room, glumly putting on a pair of khaki pants and a button-down KI-logo shirt. "
11 " @$%^&!” I screamed, which means I can’t tell you the actual words. "
12 " DREAM "
13 " EEEEEEEEEEE! "
14 " You’re…normal.” “That’s the first time anyone’s called me that in my life, "
