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4042a54
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I called Clay from the SUV. "How'd it go at the paper?" he asked. "She called me perky." "Ouch."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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4d7b97a
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Wish all my corpses would do that.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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9bdf593
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He's having a vision," I said. "That's what happens." (Maya) "Attractive, I know," Corey said between gritted teeth. "And now I get new witnesses to my humiliation. Wonderful." "We're used to it," Chloe said. "Derek used to do that when he Changed. Only worse." "Thank you for sharing," Derek muttered. She grinned. "You're welcome."
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maya-delaney
corey
derek
visions
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Kelley Armstrong |
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6486b9a
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Do you really think he untied you? .. He was just checking his kids handiwork.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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100ac6f
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We drove to the airport. On the way, Clay gave him "the lecture," including all the do's and don'ts of meeting the Alpha, which was only slightly more complicated than an audience with the queen. Don't sit until you're invited to. Don't talk unless he asks you a question. Don't eat before he does. Don't make direct eye contact. Jeremy demanded none of this, but that wasn't the point."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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1b03720
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I told him what my dad had said. That got him laughing and as we pulled into the school parking lot, even the sight of Rafe waiting for me only made him roll his eyes. We got out. I glanced at Daniel. He sighed. "Go on." "You sound like you're giving a five-year-old permission to play with an unsuitable friend." "If the shoe fits..." I flipped him off. "Watch it or I won't marry you," he said. "Truck of no truck." I laughed and jogged over ..
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maya-delaney
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Kelley Armstrong |
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12aa8ac
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You wanna fight?" I asked. He looked up at me and, for just a second, hesitated, then said, "Yeah. I do." "Well, I'll save you the trouble. You win."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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13955e4
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Some women just aren't cut out to be mothers, and unfortunately it had taken Susanna three kids to realize she was one of them.
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reality
susanna
logan
mothers
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Kelley Armstrong |
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618b994
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He looked like a Yanni fan at an Iron Maiden Concert.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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566de8f
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He looked at me. " I do know how to deal with demons, Savannah." "I know. Sorry." "So I get a hug?" "No, but I won't smack you, and we'll call it even."
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savannah
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Kelley Armstrong |
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f616469
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What's next? If there are vampires in there, they probably drink artificial blood plasma substitute.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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08114f8
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I put you through hell and then I only made it worse, all the mistakes I made trying to get you back.' 'I've forgiven you.' 'Forgive, yes. Understand, yes. Forget, no.
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elena-michaels
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Kelley Armstrong |
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05ac80e
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He obviously needed more practice, but no matter how often I abandoned him out there, his sense of direction never seemed to improve.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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e8665e9
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That depends. Are you going to call me an ass again?" "That depends. Are you going to act like one?" -Ashton and Maya"
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Kelley Armstrong |
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6317628
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He bent, lips coming to mine and -- 'Derek? Chloe?' It was Kit, opening the back door. Derek let out a low growl. 'Never fails.' I turned to Kit. 'How is she?' 'We're going to take her back to the house now. She's unconscious again.' 'Then we'll walk back,' Derek said. 'Give you room in the van to lay her down.' His dad agreed and went back inside. As we walked toward the steps, I looked down at Derek's hand, holding mine. 'No one's around,..
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Kelley Armstrong |
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3f953af
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After the woman left, I set my coffee down and opened the bag. Two muffins-double-chocolate and blueberry bran. I texted Adam a thank-you. I'd just started eating the chocolate muffin when he texted backPut that one down and eat the bran. It's better foryou.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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b18b94a
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Common courtesy dictates that we never drain the lifeblood of anyone to whom we've been formally introduced.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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50ea28f
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On that walk around the building, two sets of cops coming out stopped to tell our guys to hustle us inside so they could head back out on the road. Accidents everywhere. A pileup on each of two major roads. "Welcome to winter," one said. "When fifty percent of drivers should have their licenses temporarily suspended."
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winter
traffic
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Kelley Armstrong |
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f31f945
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I'm sick of this. It's like being twelve again, dealing with all this damned drama.
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relationships
the-rising
kelley-armstrong
corey
drama
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Kelley Armstrong |
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978e6c8
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Umm, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you suppose to be dead? Currently being chased by two Cabals? You're waltzing around Vancouver, eating in restaurants?" (Ash) "Hell no," Corey said. "I never waltz. I do the fox-trot sometimes though."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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5ec4285
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Gabriel discourages emotional attachments the way most of us discourage door-to-door salesmen. They're inconvenient, intrusive, and liable to end up saddling you with something you never wanted in the first place, at a cost far higher than you wish to pay.
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emotions
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Kelley Armstrong |
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13ad75a
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A word of advice about Ricky ..." Gabriel said as he swung his car from the end of the drive. "Is it going to cost me?" I waved off his answer. "Whatever you're going to say, save your breath." "I overheard him offering you a ride on his motorcycle. I don't believe you understand what that entails." "Grass, gas, or ass. No one rides for free." I looked over at him. "I've seen the T-shirt." "I don't think you're taking this seriously, Olivia..
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gabriel-walsh
ricky
olivia-jones
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Kelley Armstrong |
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c8cf117
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Dad!" he shouted, loud enough to make my ears ring. "Dad! You need to get down here!" (Derek) Chloe held open the door and whispered to me, "I could say he's not always like this, but I'd be lying."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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dca6718
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There are just as many bitches out there as bastards. Equal opportunity asshole-ism.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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39973b9
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in some ways I relied on that- someone to keep me thinking, keep me striving to do better, keep me from burying my head and praying it all worked out.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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26ca291
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He lifted his brows. "If I really thought it was the absolute best thing for our kids, you'd have had a battle on your hands. That was just a debate." "With chair-throwing." "Heated debate. Fights involve chair-breaking. Chair-throwing is just getting your attention."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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c2a43f9
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If I was crazy, would I know it? That's what being crazy was, wasn't it? You thought you were fine. Everyone else knew better.
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sanity
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kelley armstrong |
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743dac8
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He was tall and scrawny with a face that could be mistaken with Keith Richards on a bad day.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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0f7a9d6
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Well, either you have a compartment under this floor, containing a living person, or the property is infested by giant moles
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Kelley Armstrong |
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b463905
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Believe me, I have better things to do than sabotage your friendships. No one else's world revolves around you, Cassandra." -Paige to Cassandra"
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Kelley Armstrong |
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7f2cadb
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Oddly enough, I find the best hostages are the live ones. - Karl
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Kelley Armstrong |
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47a305c
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Your mother sets you up blind dates? With guys like that?" The corners of his mouth twitched. "She doesn't like you very much, does she?"
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hope
mateson
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Kelley Armstrong |
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70f9003
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Still sitting, he reached out and pulled me toward him. We stayed there, looking at each other, his hand still wrapped in my shirt hem, my heart hammering so hard I was sure he could hear it. when I inched closer, not wanting to intrude, he tugged me in front of him and I stumbled, half falling onto his lap. I tried to scramble up, cheeks burning, but he pulled me down onto his knee, one army going around my waist, tentative, as if to say I..
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Kelley Armstrong |
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7d30738
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Lavina led me to an abandoned warehouse. I think that at some point someone decreed that all clandestine meetings must be held in one. Woe to the criminal overlord who lives in a city thriving with commerce, with no empty warehouses to be found. He probably needs to build one, just to have a place to arrange late-night meetings. (Bewitched)
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stereotypes
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Kelley Armstrong |
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1e70c63
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I'd seen more cops in the last few days than on a weekend LAW and ORDER marathon" - Paigne Winterbourne"
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paige-winterbourne
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Kelley Armstrong |
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07f39b9
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Was it a camp?" Daniel asked. Sean nodded. "A naturist camp." "Maya will feel right at home", Corey said from his spot on a wooden lawn chair. Daniel sputtered a laugh and Sean tried to hide his. "Naturist, not naturalist," I said. "It means nudist." Corey leaped up and spun. "You mean old, naked butts sat on those chairs?"
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humor-funny
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Kelley Armstrong |
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4220f5b
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If you'd rather I didn't stay--" I began. "I invited you." "After sustaining a head injury. Which means you aren't responsible for anything you said last night . . . except for the part where you forgave me for wrecking your car." "You were run off the road." "I still feel bad. It was a nice car." I paused. "I'm also sorry about almost getting you killed." "She says, as an afterthought." "It was a really nice car."
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humor
deceptions
head-injury
olivia
gabriel
car
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Kelley Armstrong |
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9ce70ec
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At the time, it seemed to me that Jeremy was spending a lot of time with a piece of plastic pressed against his ear, talking to himself. Which was fine by me. We all have our eccentricities. Jeremy liked talking to plastic; I liked hunting and eating the rats that ventured into the motel room. Or, at least I like hunting and eating the rats, until Jeremy caught me and promptly kiboshed that hobby. Some of us are less tolerant of eccentric..
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werewolf
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Kelley Armstrong |
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4b5b198
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I leaned forward and kissed him. His eyes widened, then his lips parted and he kissed me back, mouth warm and firm against mine and that floating feeling washed over me and through me, and it was so amazing that when it ended, I just stayed there, my face so close to his I could feel his breath, see those incredible amber eyes, and that was all I could see, all I wanted to see.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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e2c9809
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Nothing screws up a seance like the appearance of a real ghost. ~Jaime Vegas
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Kelley Armstrong |
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d276a60
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My nephew is a manipulative, scheming, unscrupulous son of a bitch. And those are his good qualities.
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humor
great-aunt
nephew
good-and-bad-qualities
rose
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Kelley Armstrong |
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740c8b4
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After a moment, he shook his head. "Quickly and mercifully is best. Clay? Go out and ask her into the alley." Clay looked at Jeremy as if he'd just been told to dance the rumba on a public thoroughfare. I bit back a laugh. "Just walk over to her and point at the alley. Maybe say...I don't know...something like 'fifty bucks.' " I looked at Jeremy. "Does that sound right? Fifty?" His brows shot up. "Why are you asking me?" "I wasn't--I just m..
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Kelley Armstrong |
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a43de3f
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Remember when we met? Before you left, you said you were going to make a fool of yourself over me. That's still what you're worried about. That you'll find yourself doing things you never dreamed of doing, things you laughed at in others, and you'll make a fool of yourself.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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044852e
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She's my friend." "Good for you." "Just my luck," I said. "Finally meet my twin brother and, turns out, he's an ass."
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Kelley Armstrong |