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artemisofmars · 1 year

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blueathens · 3 years

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Heroes

Act 1, Scene 2

Song: Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler Quote: “See! Golden retriever material!”

TW: Death, Injuries (Blood)

Masterlist//Agape Masterlist

"Kasey!" Bobby called the young fighter once she reached the top of the stairs, jogging up onto the top floor and towards her team before sliding into a seat in front of Bobby.

"What's up Cap?"

"If you wasn't doing this, what would you be doing?" He asked her as he handed her a plate with omelette on it.

"I don't know." She responded after a minute thought. "My dad's a firefighter so I grew up with this environment, and I knew from a very young age that this was what I wanted to do." Kasey told them. "But I guess I'll probably still be in the Army considering I've been in military clubs since the age of 7."

"So, you would still be saving lives?" Buck said with a mouthful of apple.

"I'm pretty sure it was what I was meant to do in this world."

"Hmm...she would be a golden retriever like Buck." Hen told the team. And Kasey tipped her head in confusion as she looked at Hen. "See! Golden retriever material!" Kasey smile, shaking her head, before eating a mouthful of her omelette.

"Did any of you get stuck in the traffic this morning?" Kasey asked with a mouthful of food.

"What is it with you and Buck speaking with your mouth full?" Tutted Hen.

"Sorry Mother Hen." Kasey apologised after swallowing her food.

"Yes!" Buck announced as he pointed his finger at Kasey before jabbing the breakfast bar with it. "I was stuck in traffic for almost two hours to get from Abby's place to the call from downtown, then back over here."

"Every day I question why you still live there." Kasey said.

"Just told Maddie she needs to start Ubering." Buck ignored what Kasey said.

"How's your sister settling in down there?" Bobby asked Buck.

"Well, she's a Buckley." Buck began with a side smirk. "Practically running the place." And with that Chim and Hen stood up with their food and moved away.

"I honestly can't be assed to move." Kasey said as she held her plate out for Bobby to give her another omelette. "Thanks." She smiled at Bobby before digging into her second serving.

"How about you Kas? How long did it take you?" Bobby asked her.

"It took me about an hour and half to get here from my place." Answered Kasey.

"But you don't live far."

"Were you on your motorbike?" Buck asked, leaning his left arm on the bar as he continued to eat his apple.

"No. I haven't rode that for a while now." Kasey told him, picking at her omelette.

"How come?" His eyebrows were furrowed as he looked at her, but she wasn't making eye contact with him.

"Jordan says it's too unsafe." She answered Buck.

Buck clicked his tongue.

"Well, your boyfriend should keep his mouth shut."

"I'm probably going to sell it soon anyways." Kasey continued, ignoring what Buck just said.

"Sell what?" A new voice asked.

"My motorbike." Kas replied, knowing the voice belonged to Eddie.

"You have a motorbike?"

"Yep, got my first legal one when I was 18. Before that I would do bike races illegal-" Kasey stopped her carless explaining when she realised Bobby was standing in front of her with his eyebrows raised. "You heard nothing." She pleaded him, her head shaking and eyes wide.

"Hear what?" He asked with a smile and Kasey beamed back at him.

It was probably 10 minutes later when the crew started to sort out the fire trucks and equipment when they felt it hit. When they felt the ground begin to vibrate harder than it has ever done before. Everything they had shook, and everyone tumbled downwards.

"Okay, that's at least a six." Chimney stated as he slammed a truck door shut.

"Seven." Hen corrected.

Kasey was leaning against the fire truck, grabbing hold of anyone who passed, so they didn't crash into the ground. She pushed them away from anything that could fall on top of them, and she made sure they weren't hurt. Glass shattered around them as she looked for her team-mates. She saw Hen pulling Eddie to safety, and she noticed Chimney also helping anyone he could. She watched how the tanks started to fall to the ground, one falling near her and the firefighter she was holding, she quickly pulled them into her as she blocked them from getting hurt with her own body. Whilst Hen helped Eddie to scramble away from the shelves of tanks that nearly landed on top of him.

"Anybody else back there?" Bobby yelled as he came into view.

"No." Buck yelled back. Kasey grabbed ahold of him as he came nearer to her and gave him her jacket to cover his face with, in protection of all the exploding tanks.

"I've got you." Kasey muttered whilst Buck moved closer to cover the three of them with the jacket.

"I've got you." He repeated back.

The red vehicle with blaring sirens rode through the empty streets. The street that had lines of damage and huge potholes in it. Building surrounding the area were crumbling down to the ground, and lines of brokenness were running through them preparing it for the next crumble. Trees, electrical cables and streetlamps were all falling onto the road or vehicles nearby.

“Is everything okay?” Buck asked Eddie as he watched him stressfully type onto his phone. Kasey who was looking at all the damage the earthquake has caused, immediately turned to look at Eddie.

“Yeah. There’s no service. Texts won’t even go through.” He replied, not once looking up from his phone.

“The earthquake probably took out the power.” Kasey told him through the microphone of her headphones. “Who are you trying to text? I can try and find a way for you to contact them if it’s really important.” She kindly offered him.

Eddie hesitated as he looked at Kasey. He was wondering if he should tell her that he had a son. He was scared to tell the team. For one, he didn’t want the team to treat him any less and not allow him to go into dangerous situations because he had a child. Two, he was still only getting to know the team. And three, if he told Kasey that he had a son, that would make his chance of being with her decrease. He knew she had a boyfriend but hearing her say ‘it’s complicated’ had given him some type of hope. Hope that he may have a chance with her one day. But telling her that he had a son may change all that because she most likely wouldn’t want to date someone with a kid, as it could be too much pressure for her that she doesn’t want, and it could be weird for her as it isn’t her child.

But he decided it’s better to come clean now than later, not wanting any consequences later for not being truthful. And if he was truthful now, it shows the team another reason why they should trust him. Allowing them to be able to open up to him and him with them.

“My son. I’m trying to reach my son.” Eddie said after moments of hesitation. And he watched how Kasey grinned at him, her eyes squinting slightly from her smiling.

“I love kids!” She told him happily before waving her fingers between her and Buck. “We absolutely adore them.” She dropped her hand. “What’s his name?”

“Christopher. He’s seven.” Eddie showed them a picture of him on his phone and both Buck and Kas leaned forwards to look.

“He’s so adorable…like his dad.” Kasey said without even realising it. And Eddie blushed slightly whilst Buck looked away from the phone to Kasey with one eyebrow raised. Even Bobby turned around slightly to look at Kasey. “Did I mention I love kids?” She inquired when she noticed the look Buck was giving her.

“I love this one.” Eddie said with a soft smile on his face as he looked at the image on his phone. “I’m all he’s got.” He looked out the window, eyes squinted. “His mother’s not in the picture.”

“What about a lover?” Kasey asked him again, not realising what came out of her mouth.

“No, been single for quite a while now.” He smiled at her.

“He’s at school?” Buck asked.

“Yeah.” Eddie nodded.

“Hey, I’m sure he’s fine.” Buck reassured him but Eddie didn’t seem convince.

“I’m going to see if I can find a way for you to contact him.” Kasey told him.

“You don’t have to-”

“I want to.” She interrupted him.

A few minutes later the fire truck reached its destination. The building was slanted. Most of it looked unstable with the way it was standing, how weak the bricks, stones and beams of it were and how most of the glass was shattered to pieces.

“You guys ever deal with anything like this before?” Eddie asked as he and the team looked up at the tilted building.

“No.” Bobby answered him, still in shock due to what he was seeing.

Around them, paper fell like rain, and people were screaming. But the closest scream they heard was one of an older women who was begging to go back in. “I have to get back in there.” She was being guided away by a cop. “No, you have to let me back in there! My baby’s in there!”

“Please, our daughter is still inside!” The father begged the cop who was taking him far away from the building. “She’s eight years old!”

“No, my daughter’s inside!” The cop was now holding her, to make sure she didn’t run back inside. “Kat! Her names Kat!” The mother shouted to the firefighters.

“You have to let me in there! She’s all alone! Stop it!”

Kasey, Hen, Eddie and Bobby was staring at the screaming parents whilst Chimney and Buck’s eyes stayed on the building.

“They seriously think that’s gonna hold it up?” he gestured towards a metal bar some people in red suits were putting up to hold the disintegrating building.

“Let’s go find the incident commander.” Bobby told the crew.

“Any word from Athena?”

“Haven’t been able to get ahold of her.” Bobby answered Hen, eyes distracted with all the sights in front of him. “What about you? Karen? Denny?”

“Same.” She looked around before continuing to talk to Bobby. “Cell phones are toast everywhere. The system must be overloaded.”

“Have you heard from Jordan?” Buck asked Kasey who just shook her head.

“No.”

“Is Jordan your boyfriend?” Eddie asked curiously, even though he could guess the answer.

“Yeah.”

“What does he do?”

Kasey laughed a breathless laugh. “I have no fricking clue. I asked him once he said something to do with maths and numbers and that was about it. The only other thing I know is that he wears a suit.”

“He’ll be alright.” Eddie told Kasey.

“Captain. Chief Williams, incident commander.” A women introduced herself, shaking Bobby’s hand.

“Captain Bobby Nash. How can we help you?”

“Hotel manager said they were between checkout and check-in when the quake hit, so they were light on the guests.” She walked through many shelters where first responders were helping the injured, the 118 following closely behind. “We’ve made contact with most of those. Multiple evac operations in progress. All but 12 of the 68 staff have been accounted for. It’s been pretty chaotic.”

“The family back there said their little girl is still missing.” Hen pointed behind her where the family was sitting.

“As long as is still safe to do so, we’ll be looking for any survivors.”

“What do your engineers have to say?” Questioned Bobby.

“Looks like we had a brittle failure in the prestressed concrete section of the buildings underground parking garage, causing it to pancake at the angel.” Chief Williams pointed at the floorplan of the hotel on the board. She moved to face the hotel. “Right now the reinforced steel is the only thing keeping it from completely collapsing. One good aftershock…”

“And the whole thing could come down.” Bobby finished her sentence as he and the team looked at the building, still in shock, with mouths slightly open. They couldn’t believe the sight they were seeing.

“A high-rise I supposed to be the safest place to be when an earthquake hits.” Said Buck.

“Not when you’re built right on top of a fault line.” Hen said.

“The quake was a 7.1” Williams told them.

“Northridge was just a 6.7.” Hen referenced to the 1994 earthquake.

“7.1 – that makes the largest in SoCal in 20 years.” Chimney pointed out. “And the last one was in Joshua Tree.”

Kasey squeezed her eyes shut and Eddie noticed her change in behaviour.

“What are you doing?” He whispered to her, shuffling closer so their shoulders were touching.

“Don’t mind me, I’m just picturing that I’m in Spain right now.”

“Fair enough.”

“How many crews do you have in there?” Bobby asked.

“Not enough. We’ve put in a request for Heavy Rescue 3, but they’re on their way to a freeway collapse. We can use every hand we can get.”

“Thanks.”

“Yeah.”

After one more glance at the building, Bobby turned to the team. “Listen up.” He began. “Here’s how you make it to the end of the day. You don’t worry about the things that you cant do anything about. Focus on one task at a time. I can’t order you guys to go inside the building, and I’m not going to judge you if you decide not to.” He looked at Hen. “Hen you have a kid, so…”

“Yeah. And I’d hope if someone whose job it was to save him had the chance to, they’d do it. No matter what.” Hen said.

“Yeah, Cap, it’s like what I told you this morning, I was made to save people. So, it be crazy for me not to go in there and save whoever I can.” Kas told him.

“Where do you want us?” Eddie asked Bobby, which he smiled at.

“Hey,” An officer interrupted them. “You guys will want to see this.” He lead them to a different side of the building, the team looking up at it, and seeing a man against a window.

“We could set up a bag street-side in case that window gives.” Chimney looked at Bobby.

“Nobody works under that side of the building.” He instructed, still looking up. “Somebody’s gonna have to get him from the inside.”

“Kas, Buck, you say that’s the 11th floor?” Eddie asked them, counting the number of floors there was until reaching the man against the window.

“I would.” Answered Buck. “I bet we could take the ladder to the fourth floor. Cut the distance in half.”

Eddie and Kas nodded in agreement.

“Head on up.” Bobby gestured them to go, but before they could a voice stopped them.

“There are five other people on the 12th floor who never came out, one of them is my oldest daughter. Please, you have to save them.” An elder women begged Bobby. Kasey watched the scene and interrupted Bobby’s thoughts before he could come to a decision.

“I can go and rescue them.” She volunteered making the whole team look at her as if she was crazy. “Buck and Eddie can go and rescue the man whilst I-”

“Cap! You can’t let Kas go on her own!” Argued Buck.

“If something happens there wouldn’t be anyone to save her.” Eddie added, feeling just as protective as Buck. He might have not known Kasey for very long, but she was his friend, one of his really good friends.

“Cap. Please.” Kasey begged, ignoring the two men behind her. “I can do this; you can trust me to do this. Buck and Eddie will be the closest to me and I’ll radio them every few minutes, so they know that I’m alright. And I’ll be extra careful. I won’t make any rash decisions like I would usually do. Just let me to do this…please.”

“Okay.” He nodded after a moment thought. The older lady thanked them, and a paramedic guided her away. “But if I tell you to leave, you leave. You will contact Eddie and Buck every two minutes, and you will do everything with extra caution.”

“Cap-” Eddie and Buck tried to argue but Bobby shot them a look.

“I trust Kas to do this, now do what you’ve been told before the whole thing comes down.”

And with that the trio ran off, grabbing the equipment and uniform they needed on the way.

As the trio started to climb the ladder Buck called Kas from over his shoulder.

“Do you really have to play hero all the time?”

“It’s kind of our job.” Smirked Kasey.

And when they reached the top, breaking a window to get in, Buck grabbed Kasey’s arm before she could leave and spoke to her again, with a hint of fear this time. “Hey, don’t die please, I kind of need you in my life.”

She could tell Buck was scared, but he’s never been one to exactly show it because they always had each other to hold onto. They were partners in this job. They did all they’re shifts together, always made sure they started and ended around the same time because they realised how much better they are at their job if they had one another. She may not have known Eddie for that long, but she knew he was scared too. Who wouldn’t in a situation like this. You never know what could happen as it was so unpredictable. And she knew Eddie was afraid for his son too, not knowing if Christopher was okay was killing him, and Kasey wish she could take some of those nerves away.

“As long as you two don’t die.” She said looking between Buck and Eddie who both looked at her with a sense of nerves and fear. “Let’s go save some motherfuckers.” She clapped as she walked away from the duo.

Kasey was now alone. And honestly she was scared too, she adjusted her radio on her shoulder, but she did connect to Buck and Eddie’s radio straight away, she had someone else to contact.

“Umm…” she started, she felt kind of awkward as she didn’t know if she got the right line. “Is this 911?”

“Yes, what can I do for you?” A sweet voice asked her.

“Oh good!” Kas sighed in relief. “I didn’t think I’ll be able to reach you, but I guess I did. Anyways, I’m Firefighter Kasey Strand and I would-”

“Kasey?” The voice asked. “Buck’s best friend?”

“Yes?” She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. “Who’s…oh shit…wait…is this Maddie?” A smile was forming onto Kasey’s face as she realised who it was.

“Yes!”

Kasey laughed slightly at hearing a familiar voice as she continued climbing the stairs that were on the other side of the building.

“How you holding up?” She asked Maddie.

“Not bad but I should be asking you as you’re the firefighter and all.”

“Oh, you know, the usual.” Kasey grunted slightly as the ground shook before she opened the door that led to the 12th floor. “I actually have a favour to ask.”

“Shoot.”

“I need you to check if a Christopher Diaz is safe at school, I don’t know what school he goes to, but he’s dad is on the same team as me. Eddie Diaz. Edmundo Diaz to be more specific. I just need to know if the boy is okay.”

“Give me two seconds.” Kasey could hear Maddie typing away on her computer, presumably looking for names of those people. “I’m giving the school a ring now.”

“Alright.” Kasey took this time to look around her surrounding, humming slightly to keep her nerves in check, it was something she always did to comfort herself. Glass was scattered across the floor, well what was left of the floor, a lot of it must’ve fallen to the room underneath her. Her hand lightly touched a wall next to her to keep her balance as she stepped over a hole, but that small touch made the wall crumble slightly. And it was then, she realised that there was no safe way to do this. She was going to have to make rash decisions.

“Kasey, Christopher is okay, you can tell his father that he’s safe.”

“Oh thank god.” Kasey muttered quietly, eyes closing in relief that nothing bad has happened to the kid she only just been told about.

“Is Buck okay?”

“Um… I was going to radio him after you, he’s with Eddie actually.”

“I thought you two always did your jobs together.”

“We do…mostly. I’m alone actually on the 12th floor trying to save-”

“You’re on your own?!” Maddie yelled, and Kasey flinched at the volume, her hand accidently letting go of the button on her radio. Maddie’s crew looked at her at the sound of her voice. “Sorry, my brother’s best friend is playing hero stupidly.”

“Maddie.” She spoke as she held the button. “I have to radio Buck to see if he’s alright.”

“Kasey don’t do anything stupid. From the things I have heard, you can make quite rash decisions like my brother.”

“Guess that’s why we get on so well.” Kasey teased before saying a final goodbye to Maddie before getting her radio to connect to either Buck or Eddie’s.

“Hey idiot, if you don’t answer me in two seconds I will personally come to where you are and kill you my-”

“I’m here.” Kasey cut Buck off.

“Good, I don’t think I would be able to kill you. You were 1 minute and 10 seconds late. You said you would contact us every two minutes but you-”

“I contacted your sister first, she yelled at me for being on my own and-”

“Serves you right.” Buck nodded to himself.

“Shut up, I’m saving people.”

“Why you radio her?” Buck spoke over Kasey.

“For Eddie.”

Eddie quickly pulled Buck’s radio off his shirt so he could talk into it, but not before a quick “Hey!” left Buck’s mouth.

“Christopher’s okay, he’s safe, I got Maddie to search for his name to find his school as I didn’t know but-”

“Thank you.” Eddie sighed happily as he interrupted Kasey’s rant.

“Anytime.” Kasey smiled joyfully, knowing she got Eddie to calm down slightly. “Well, I gotta go, I’ll radio in 2 minutes.”

And then the line went dead, and Eddie looked at Buck with a smile who returned it back.

“Kasey’s pretty amazing, isn’t she?” Eddie said with a smile.

“The best. Why do you think I’m friends with her?”

Kasey was now preparing herself to fall onto the next wall, the building was slanted, which meant if she stepped into the next hallway, she would crash into the wall.

“He’s gotta be strong. He’s gotta be-” She sang to herself as she let go of the wall she was just holding and fell into the wall in front of her. “Fast.” She grunted when she head butted the wall. “And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight. I need a hero. I’m holding out for a hero-”

She quickly stopped singing when she heard people yelling.

“Fire and Rescue! Scream where you are.”

“We’re here.” Multiple voices shouted for her, and to Kasey it sounded like five different ones, which was a good sign.

“If you can, stand away from the door.” She yelled at them before she got an electrical saw to cut down the door. The door fell down, and luckily it didn’t hit anyone, well she hoped it didn’t after it fell out from the broken window.

“Thank for lord you’re here!” A women cheered.

“I need you all to stay where you are, and I’ll come and get you all as quickly and safely as I can.” She held her hand out to them, signally them to stay put before she pressed the button on her radio. “Eddie, Buck, I found the five people I need to. Helping them now.”

“We found the man and his colleague.” Buck said, emphasizing the word colleague.

“Why are you saying it like that?”

“I tell you the amazing story once we’re back to steady land…meaning you have to come back alive.”

“Always do…we Strands are invincible.” She smiled teasingly, and even though Buck couldn’t see her, he could sense the smirk.

“Kasey?” A voice called her, and she turned to look at the familiar sound.

“Jordan?” she questioned, squinting at him. Why was her boyfriend in a hotel like this, when he lived in the area?

“Babe! I’m so happy it’s you! Please come-”

“I’ll get to you when I get to you.” She cut him off rudely.

“Right, you’re closest, lets get you out of the way.” She held her hand out for a women who stood against a wall that stood behind her, reassuring her she wasn’t going to fall anytime soon.

“That’s not fair, I’m-”

“Jordan!” she glared at him. “I’ll get to you when I get to you.” She spoke slowly before moving her eyes back to the women who was shaking her head, tears streaming down her face. “Hey! Hey! Hey!” Kasey voice went softer as she comforted the women. “I know you’re scared but you have to trust me. Just grab my hand and you’ll be safe, I promise you.” and with that the women lunged herself towards Kasey, catching her hand as she did so. Kasey grabbed her hand and with the other she held onto her arm, making sure she had ahold of her. Kasey’s feet were pushing on the doorway to support herself, not bothering to use the ropes just yet.

“God, you’re strong.” The women laughed faintly when Kasey pulled her up, pushing her into the wall next to her.

“I have to be to do shit like this.” She smiled at her before handing her a rope. “Now, I need you to help me. I need you to keep an eye on the rope that is now attached to me.” Kasey attached one clip to her harness before attaching the other clip (that was on the other end of the rope) to a pole in the wall, she pulled it slightly to make sure it was secure. “If at any time it falls, grab ahold of it and hold it with all your might, okay?” The women nodded, her eyes not once leaving the metal pole that was going to hold Kasey whilst she went to save everyone else. Kasey pulled herself back and forth before jumping towards the wall that the women she just saved was against. She looked around the room she was in, she couldn’t really tell what the room was for. She kind of wanted to know so she could guess why Jordan was here. She knew he didn’t work here, or he would have simply told her that he did.

She helped two more people before moving onto Jordan who was using the circular beam that was attached to the ceiling to the floor for support.

“Babe!”

“Stay quiet, don’t distract me.” Kasey grumbled to him.

She attached the spare clip to one of Jordan’s belt loops on his jeans. That was something else she picked up. He wasn’t wearing a suit like he would normally for work. So he definitely wasn’t at a work meeting.

“This is your daily check-up.” Eddie voice now came through her radio. “Sir, I need you to stay still.” Eddie said to the man against the window.

“Who’s that?” Jordan asked her, eyes narrowing slightly at the new voice.

“My team-mate.” She muttered back before holding the button to talk. “I’m doing alr-”

“Aftershock! Aftershock!” She heard Buck yelling.

“Everyone hold onto some- AHHHHH!” Kasey screamed.

“No!” Eddie screamed as the man fell through the window.

Jordan held onto Kasey tightly, but she wished he didn’t. She wished he wasn’t touching her. But she knew he had to, or he would fall. She was about to grab ahold of the beam they were against before she heard a woman screaming, she quickly unattached the clip that was on Jordan before jumping forwards. Jordan got a hold of the beam he was using for support as he watched his girlfriend dive for the women who started to fall.

Kasey’s face whacked the floor when she lunged. The touch on her helmet smashing in the process. She knew that was going to leave some sort of injury, but she didn’t care. The only thing she cared about is saving the red head.

She was falling towards the glassless window. Kasey’s fingertips grazed hers, but it wasn’t enough. She continued to fall whilst screaming, chocking on her tears, as she begged to be saved. They both reached the window, the women first, but she stretched her hand once more and Kasey grabbed it. It was enough for Kasey to fall with her before the rope jumped back up slightly from not having enough length. Kasey pulled her up, arms were now wrapped around the sobbing women who was crying into her shoulder. Kasey rubbed the scared lady’s back slightly, her hair messing up more from the movements of her hand.

“Shh…I’ve got you love…I’ve got you.” Panted Kasey. The rope continued to swing them back and fourth whilst Kasey quickly attached the spare clip onto the women’s fancy trousers’ loop. “You’re attached to me now, you fall I fall, okay?” She felt her nod and Kasey sighed slightly as she looked up at the building they just fell out of. The only thing that was keeping them attached to the room they just left was the rope that was attached to Kasey’s harness.

Kasey could hear people screaming from below and above her. She knew it was the people she was saving screaming and shouting but she didn’t know why.

She saw people from below her pointing at her, most likely gasping at the situation.

“Captain Nash?” A firefighter from the ground called into Bobby’s radio.

“This is Captain Nash.”

“I think one of your team-members just fell through the window on the 12th floor.”

Bobby stopped, Chimney looking at him. They just lost Hen when the Aftershock happened, she was somewhere under the rubble.

Both Bobby and Chimney knew who was on the 12th floor, he was the one who said she could. Both of their hearts got stuck in their throats.

However, what they didn’t know was that Buck and Eddie could hear them through their own radios. Eddie just pulled the blonde lady, Ali, from the window she fell out from. They were finally somewhere safe. And when they heard what happened to Kasey they froze and looked at each other.

“Please don’t be dead!” Buck begged as he tried to contact her through the radio, but no one answered. Eddie waited with his radio to hear what the firefighter from the ground was going to say after he went quiet for a few moments. Buck was frantically speaking into his radio, calling out for Kasey. Whilst Eddie waited, tears forming in his eyes as he waited for anyone to tell them if she was okay. He could feel his heart beating faster, and his breaths getting shorter.

She couldn’t be dead.

She couldn’t.

She just-”

“She’s okay. She’s got someone in her arms though. A women we think by the high heels that fell from there. She’s got a rope attached to her and-”

Bobby and Chimney sighed in relief when they heard this whilst Eddie hit his head against the wall behind him as he closed his eyes in relief, his hand coming up to his face to wipe the fallen tears.

“I’m gonna kill her.” Buck mentioned as he tried to get in contact with her again. “I swear, I’m actually going to kill her. She’s caused me enough heart attacks already and it’s time to end it all.”

“This is normal?” Eddie breathed out but Buck heard.

“Yeah, she’s more stupid than me.”

“That’s saying a lot.” Eddie muttered. “We can move in a second – I’m still trying to catch my breath.”

Back to the two women that were hanging out the window, Kasey was still stroking the lady’s hair, whispering words of comfort whilst she tried to think of a plan. “What’s your name, love?”

“Amanda.” She whimpered.

“Okay, Amanda, I’m Kasey in case you didn’t hear people calling me that earlier.” She breathlessly laughed, causing the women to laugh slightly too. “I’m going to try and swing to the wall of the building and see if I can climb back up.” She knew it was quite a rubbish plan, but she didn’t have many other choices.

“Is it a bad time to tell you I’m scared of heights?”

“What were you doing on the twelfth floor if you’re scared of heights?”

“My mother was staying in that room; I was getting the last suitcase before it all happened.”

“Well, just close your eyes okay? We’re going to alright.”

The women nodded, and Kasey sighed quietly, trying her radio, once but it wasn’t turning on. She thinks that she might have broken it when she crashed into the floor when reaching for Amanda. It was lucky that she had a walkie talkie in her other bag. But unlucky for her, she couldn’t reach that right now. She started to swing her and the lady back and forth, creating momentum.

“She’s swinging.” Observed the firefighter from the ground.

“Swinging? What she swinging for?” Muttered Buck to himself. “Did you see her fall?”

“No, she’s on the other side of the building Buck.” Eddie informed him. “If I did, I would’ve pulled her up.”

Kasey swung into the wall, her leg kicking the wall when she reached it, pushing her back, but the strong impact made her hiss in pain. She tried again, but this time her back slammed into the wall, slowing down the swing she created and pushing her back where she first started. Now, she was only swinging slightly whilst she bit her lip to contain her grunts of pain.

“Are you okay?” Amanda asked in concern.

“Yeah, that was just a really shit plan.”

“It probably wouldn’t have been safe to climb anyways.” Kasey looked at the building and she saw pieces of it falling after she crashed into it.

“Yeah, maybe.” She pictured the scene it could’ve been, dust from bricks and stones in her nails, before a big chunk of it comes out the wall and then-

She felt the rope being tugged. Kasey looked up, her vision was gone as she felt another tug before her and Amanda was being pulled up. She and Amanda was pulled all the way back into the room they fell out of. Kasey’s was being dragged across the floor whilst Amanda laid on her chest. Kasey’s head went back to see what was happening, but she saw nothing but the rope going round the corner. When she passed Jordan, she quickly grabbed him, whilst they pulled them up. And when they reached the hallway of safety, Kasey tucked Amanda and Jordan into the wall before she slide herself over there.

And there she saw the three people she saved, panting, whilst smiling at Kasey.

“You save us, we save you.” One of the men told her and Kasey nodded in gratitude. “Your bag was talking as well and – OH MY GOD YOU’RE BLEEDING!”

Kasey looked down at her thigh, where a massive piece of glass was digging into it, blood slowly falling out from it. “It’s fine.”

“Shouldn’t you pull it out?” A women questioned.

“No, no.” Kasey shook her head, closing her eyes slightly as she moved to sit up against the slanted wall. “I could lose a lot of blood by doing that.” She then looked over at the five people she saved before asking them to give her the medical bag.

She unzipped it and got her walkie talkie out, which in fact had many yells coming from it.

“You better tell me now, Strand, that wasn’t you who the firefighter was talking about.” -Bobby

“I swear, I’ll kill you.” – Buck

“Kas, talk to us.” - Eddie, shouting so Buck’s radio could hear him. “Or I will let Buck kill you.”

“OH MY GOD, SHE’S BACK INTO THE BUILDING!” -Chimney

“You gave me another heart attack, young lady, and you made Eddie go into a panic attack and-”

“KASEY! YOU LUCKY IDIOT!” -Chimney

“Strand!” -Bobby.

“It’s Kas to you Cap.” Kasey muttered into her walkie talkie.

“SHE SPEAKS!” Buck yells.

“No rash decisions?” Bobby asked her, well more like scolded her.

“I saved everyone.” She weakly replied in her walkie talkie. “I did what had to be done.”

“I know.” And just like that Bobby and Chimney had to end the line to go find Hen.

“We can come and-” Eddie started to say to her, his voice just being able to be picked up on the radio, as he was still trying to catch his breath.

“Just get the people to safety.”

“Person.” Buck corrected. “We lost one.”

“Oh.” Kasey went quiet for a second, she didn’t really want the survivors around her hearing this, but it was kind of too late now. “You did everything you could.” And with that she ended the radio call, moving onto more important things. She grabbed creams and bandages out of her bag before signalling to the three who helped her, to move closer to her. “Pass me your hands.”

“But you’re-”

“You lot first.” Kasey told them sternly and they hesitantly held their hands out for her. She saw red marks on each of their hands. “Thank you, by the way, for saving me.”

“You saved us; we should be thanking you.”

“It’s the right thing to do.” She applied cream to each hand and wrapped them in bandages. “Get them checked out when we get to the ground.” She told them grabbing another roll of bandages, wrapping it around the wound, she pulled it tightly, not risking to pull it out as she didn’t know how badly she would bleed out, and she didn’t want to get infected either.

“What size feet are you Amanda?”

“An 8.”

“Here take these.” Kasey said as she untied her boots.

“What? No, I can’t-”

“Just take them, please.” And Amanda hesitantly did. She was now wearing shoes whilst Kasey wasn’t. “You guys always come before me, okay?”

Kasey looked at her hands, after putting the roll back and closing the medical bag, they were dirty and bloody, but by how dark it was getting, she couldn’t tell which part of her skin was just covered in dust and which parts was bleeding.

“I think your lip is bleeding.” Amanda pointed out. Unconsciously Kasey liked her lips, allowing her to taste the blood and the dirt that she was covered in.

“I think a lot of me is bleeding right now, but that isn’t important. What is important is getting you guys to safety.” She rolled the rope back in and placed it round her neck, lopping her arm through it before doing the same with the medical bag. She adjusted her helmet before trying to stand up but instead she tumbled forwards making Amanda and a man rush to catch her.

“You won’t be able to walk.” The man told her.

“Watch me.”

“Hey idiot! We rescued more!” A voice from the walkie talkie that was in one of the pockets of the medical bag stated.

“Is that Buck?” Jordan questioned the minute he saw Kasey pick it up and press the button, knowing Buck would be listening.

“That’s Evan to you.” Kasey scolded.

“Jordan.” Buck said through gritted teeth as he rolled his eyes for Eddie to see. Eddie could tell from the minute Buck talked about Jordan, that he hated his gut. And not in the way he was like to him – jealous. Eddie could tell Buck hated Jordan’s guts. “Anyway, someone’s injured, bad, and we just wanted to check if you’re okay.”

“I’m o-”

“She’s hurt!”

“You’re hurt?” Eddie worried voice asked.

“A few cuts and bruises, nothing too extreme.” She lied as she looked at Amanda, putting her finger to her lip indicating her to stay quiet. “We gotta go, stay safe.” She told them before tucking the walkie talkie back into the pocket.

“She just lied to me, didn’t she?” Eddie asked Buck.

“She better have not being lying or I’ll kill her, bring her back to life, then kill her again.”

“I think she deserves it.” Shrugged Eddie. “After what she just pulled.”

“She should count herself lucky that I’m not killing her three times.”

“Is anyone else injured.” Kasey asked, as she leaned against a wall to keep her stable. They all shook their heads but kept their eyes on her wound. “Alright, let’s keep on moving then.” She limped away with the others following closely behind, as she guided them in the opposite direction she came from after seeing it was blocked up.

It was dark now.

Kasey knew this as she saw the night sky through some broken windows.

Kasey grabbed the walkie talkie. “Eddie, Buck-” but she stopped when she felt the wall her hand was against shake slightly, she threw her walkie talkie and grabbed hold of everyone behind her, tucking them in closely to her. She made sure all their faces was looking down as she pulled them to stand in a circle, heads touching one another, and hands touching behind their backs. Kasey flinched at the loud crashing sounds from behind her. When she turned around (once she knew the aftershock had finished) she saw that half of the floor was gone. And she could only hope it missed Buck and Eddie on the way down.

“How are we going to get over now?” The eldest man asked.

“Maybe, if Kasey would walk faster we wouldn’t be in this mess.” Complained Jordan.

“Isn’t she your girlfriend?” The second man asked.

“Yeah, and?”

“She saved your life man. She saved all of our lives and you’re out here complaining about an injury she got whilst saving us? She risked her life for us.”

“It’s not like she has much to lose.” Jordan spat out.

The man he was arguing with pushed him back slightly whilst the other three people shouted at Jordan.

“Did you just push me?”

“Pay her some respect!”

“She saved us.”

“We would’ve died if it wasn’t for her.”

A few floors under the 12th was Eddie and Buck who escaped through an elevator shaft. “Anything?” Buck asked Eddie, watching him trying to get in contact with Kasey again after she called for them.

“Nothing.”

“Okay…don’t panic…she-she-”

“She’s probably too occupied getting everyone out safely after that aftershock and talking through the radio is probably slowing her down.” Ali told the two panicking boys.

“Right.” Nodded Eddie.

“That would explain it.” Buck said, as he tried to convince Eddie and himself about the situation.

“Yeah…yeah.”

Back on the 12th floor, everyone was arguing whilst Kasey was trying to figure out a plan.

“Will you all shut up so I can think!” And just like that, they all quietened down. She walked towards the hole in the ground and saw that it went through many of the floors below. She turned around to face them and some of them blinked as the light from her touches shone in their eyes. The shoulder one was the worst as the one on her helmet was smashed, only small flickers of light escaping it. “One by one I will lower you down as far as I can, and when you get down there you will wait for me, do I make myself clear?” They all nodded. “Right, Amanda you first, love.”

Kasey attached the rope back onto her harness, which she took off and gave it to Amanda. “You going to wear this harness so I can lower you safely and when you at the bottom of wherever, you will take it off, leaving it still clipped to the rope, and harshly tug it five times so I can pull it up for the next person.” Kasey instructed. She then attached another part under a heavy stone before attaching one to her belt loops. And one by one she lowered them as far as she could. Hands burning from the sweat and grip she had on the rope as she pulled it back up and down with different weights. And Kasey was the last one to lower herself down, she left the ropes dangling as she unclipped the harness attached to it, allowing it to swing slightly on the ropes she was abandoning.

“Kasey isn’t here?” Eddie questioned when him and Buck reunited with the rest of the team (except Kasey) in the carpark.

“No.” Chimney replied, looking at Bobby out from the corner of his eye. “Have you heard from her recently?”

“She tried to radio us before the last aftershock.” Eddie started to explain, before he felt his chest tighten at the fact that they don’t actually know if Kasey was okay.

“We haven’t heard from her since.” Buck quickly told them.

“She’s Kasey.” Bobby said. “A fighter. She’s invincible remember? She’ll be okay.” Even though Bobby said this to reassure the people around him, it was also to reassure himself. He saw the young girl as a daughter figure and so did Athena. If she found out he got her killed –

No. She’s not dead. She’s Kasey. She’s invincible.

Back to the 6th floor, Kasey and the others were hitting wall after wall as they walked, or in Kasey’s case, limped down the corridors.

“Your boyfriends an ass.” Amanda muttered to Kasey, who was leading the group.

“Tell me about it.” She hissed as her wounded leg hit the wall.

“Why you still with him then?”

“Honestly, I don’t know.” Kasey sighed. “I don’t know.” She repeated to herself.

“What are you guys standing around for?” Williams asked Bobby, Hen, Chimney, Buck and Eddie who were all staring at the hotel.

“Firefighter Strand is still in there.” Bobby told her, not once looking away.

“The one who chucked herself out of the window to save someone?”

“That’s the one.”

“Wow.” She said in an astonished tone. “That was really impressive. Stupid but impressive.”

“I think you just summoned up our Kasey.” Hen said with a small laugh as she thought about the girl.

Williams bit her lip. If Firefighter Strand wasn’t out yet, she didn’t really think she and the people she saved could be alive.

But how wrong she was…

“Paramedics.” A voice yelled. And every member of the 118 knew who that voice belonged to. “Come check out these lovely folks please!” She guided them to different paramedics.

“Kasey!” They yelled out, cheering slightly as they ran towards her. But Kasey didn’t hear them.

“Kasey needs a paramedic too.” Amanda told the paramedic who was checking her out.

“No, I just need to find my team. I’m alright.”

“We’ll take her.” A voice said from behind her. And it was Chimney, grinning at her.

“You stupid thing!” Buck yelled as he marched towards her, hitting her arm before embracing her into a hug. “I thought I lost you.”

“Lose me? Nah.” Kasey laughed as she pushed Buck away slightly as he started to add pressure on some of her injuries.

“You said it was only a few cuts and bruises.” Eddie scolded her as he saw the state she was in. Her hair was a mess, eyes slightly red from the dirt and dust she was covered head to toe in. Cuts of all sizes littered her skin along with bruises. She wasn’t wearing any shoes. And she stood on her legs at an angle due to the glass in her thigh. But his heart fluttered slightly when she gave him a cheeky smile.

“Yeah, I lied.” She scrunched up her face when she saw the looks her team was giving her. “But my leg really hurts. I think my lip is bleeding. My hands hurt from the ropes and-”

“Let us look after you before we tell you off.” Bobby told her, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.

Buck drove Eddie up to the place Christopher was waiting for him at. Kasey was sat at the back, cuts still littering her body, but she was cleaner now and her thigh was patched up. She watched Eddie quickly leave the car as he ran up to his son. She smiled softly as she watched them.

“He’s cute…Christopher I mean.” Kasey said out loud.

“You know, you’ve called Eddie hot and adorable before right?” Buck commented.

“It’s an obvious observation.” Her eyes stayed looking at Eddie. “I’m going to break up with Jordan.”

“About time.”

“Yeah. I-” Her phone interrupted her, making her pick it up, already knowing who it was.

“Dad? TK?” She asked, chuckling slightly when she heard them frantically asking questions after hearing about the earthquake. “I’m okay. A bit banged up, but I’m okay.”

And by the time Eddie and Christopher came back to the car, Kasey was off the phone and was practically bouncing in her seat, waiting to meet Christopher.

“Do you guys really work with my dad?” Christopher asked them as he climbed into the back, next to Kasey.

“Yeah.” Buck answered. “I’m Buck.”

“And I’m Kasey.” She smiled warmly at him.

“I know you.” He said pointing at Kasey. “You’re the one who fell from the window to save the girl. We watched you on the TV. That was really cool.”

“It was, wasn’t it?”

“It wasn’t.” Eddie and Buck said from the front.

“Were you scared.” Christopher asked her.

“A bit…but I kind of felt like a superhero…like Spiderman.”

“Or Captain America!”

“You like Captain America?” Christopher nodded. “No way?! Me too! Would you look at that?”

From the front, Eddie watched them talk to one another with a smile.

Maybe it was a good idea that he told the team that he had a kid.

And maybe it was a good thing of introducing him to two of his new but closest friends.

A/N: Sorry there isn’t many Eddie and Kasey moments in this one, I really struggled writing this one. I’m not really proud of this chapter but I’ll go back to it later and go through it.

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My Fiction Books!

Key:

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🍄 - to be read

🌿 - personal favorite

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I did not include my kindle books, just physical ones

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling

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Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik

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A Thousand Pieces of You - Claudia Gray

Ten Thousand Skies Above You - Claudia Gray

A Million Worlds With You - Claudia Gray

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The Selection - Kiera Cass

The Elite - Kiera Cass

The Heir - Kiera Cass

The Crown - Kiera Cass

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Akata Witch - Nnedi Okorafor

Akata Warrior - Nnedi Okorafor 🍄

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Mortal Arts - Anna Lee Huber

A Study in Death - Anna Lee Huber

As Death Draws Near - Anna Lee Huber

A Brush With Death - Anna Lee Huber

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Magyk Angie Sage 🌿

Flyte - Angie Sage 🍄

Physik - Angie Sage 🍄

Queste - Angie Sage 🍄

Syren - Angie Sage 🍄

Darke - Angie Sage 🍄

Fyre - Angie Sage 🍄

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In Grandma’s Attic - Arleta Richardson 🌿

More Stories from Grandma’s Attic - Arleta Richardson

Still More Stories from Grandma’s Attic - Arleta Richardson

Treasures from Grandma - Arleta Richardson

Sixteen and Away From Home - Arleta Richardson

Eighteen and On Her Own - Arleta Richardson

Nineteen and Wedding Bells Ahead - Arleta Richardson

At Home In North Branch - Arleta Richardson

New Faces, New Friends - Arleta Richardson

Stories from the Growing Years - Arleta Richardson

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Seven Black Diamonds - Melissa Marr

One Blood Ruby - Melissa Marr

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Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 🍄

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Ogre Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine 🍄

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Bloodlust and Bonnets - Emily McGovern

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Wonder Woman, Warbringer - Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo 🍄

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon - Kelly Barnhill

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The Tail of Emily Windsnap - Liz Kessler

Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun - Liz Kessler

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The Name Of This Book is Secret - Pseudonymous Bosch

If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late - Pseudonymous Bosch

This Book Is Not Good For You - Pseudonymous Bosch

This Isn’t What It Looks Like - Pseudonymous Bosch

You Have To Stop This - Pseudonymous Bosch

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The Sisters Grimm - Michael Buckley

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Loki’s Wolves - K. L. Armstrong & Melissa Marr

Odin’s Ravens - K. L. Armstrong & Melissa Marr

Thor’s Serpents - K. L. Armstrong & Melissa Marr

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The Glass Spare - Lauren DeStefano 🌿

The Cursed Sea - Lauren DeStefano

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Legacy - Cayla Kluver

Sacrifice - Cayla Kluver

Allegiance - Cayla Kluver

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Assassin’s Heart - Sarah Ahiers

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The Daughter of the Pirate King - Lauren Levenseller

The Daughter of the Siren Queen - Lauren Levenseller

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Stalking Jack the Ripper - Kerri Maniscalco

Hunting Prince Dracula - Kerri Maniscalco 🍄

Escaping From Houdini - Kerri Maniscalco 🍄

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The Bone Witch - Rin Chupeco

The Heart Forger - Rin Chupeco

The Shadow Glass - Rin Chupeco

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Inkheart - Cornelia Funke 🌿

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The Wrath and the Dawn - Renée Adieh 🌿

The Rose and the Dagger - Renée Adieh

Flame in the Mist - Renée Adieh

Smoke in the Sun - Renée Adieh

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My Lady Jane - Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows

My Plain Jane - Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows 🍄

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Shadow Run - Adrianne Strickland & Michael Miller

Shadow Call - Adrianne Strickland & Michael Miller

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Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers 🌿

Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers

Mortal Heart - Robin LaFevers

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Westmark - Lloyd Alexander

The Kestral - Lloyd Alexander

The Beggar King - Lloyd Alexander

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The Frog Princess - E. D. Baker 🌿

Dragon’s Breath - E. D. Baker

Once Upon a Curse - E. D. Baker

No Place for Magic - E. D. Baker

The Frog Princess Returns - E. D. Baker

The Wide-Awake Princess - E. D. Baker

Unlocking the Spell - E. D. Baker

Princess Between Worlds - E. D. Baker

The Princess and the Pearl - E. D. Baker

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Royals - Rachel Hawkins

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Twilight - Stephenie Meyer

New Moon - Stephenie Meyer

Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer

Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer

The short second life of Bree Tanner - Stephenie Meyer

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The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern 🌿

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Since You’ve Been Gone - Morgan Matson 🌿

Save the Date - Morgan Matson

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The Case of the Missing Moonstone - Jordan Stratford

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow 🍄

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ACID - Emma Pass

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Labrinth Lost - Zoraida Córdova 🍄

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Battle Mage - Peter A. Flannery 🍄

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Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

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Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

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Midnight in Austenland - Shannon Hale

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Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie 🌿

And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie 🌿

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The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen 🌿

Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen 🍄

The Peach Keeper - Sarah Addison Allen 🍄

Lost Lake - Sarah Addison Allen 🍄

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A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness 🌿

Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness

The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness

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Theft of Swords - Michael J. Sullivan 🍄

Rise of Empire - Michael J. Sullivan 🍄

Heir of Novron - Michael J. Sullivan 🍄

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Alpha Centauri - Robert Siegel

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Rebel of the Sands - Alwyn Hamilton 🌿

Traitor to the Trone - Alwyn Hamilton 🍄

Hero at the Fall - Alwyn Hamilton 🍄

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Starflight - Melissa Landers

Starfall - Melissa Landers

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Polgara the Sorceress - David & Leigh Eddings 🌿

Guardian of the West - David Eddings 🍄

Sorceress of Darshiva - David Eddings 🍄

The Seeress of Kell - David Eddings 🍄

Demon Lord of Karanda - David Eddings 🍄

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The Gilded Wolves - Roshani Chokshi 🍄

The Star-Touched Queen - Roshani Chokshi 🍄

A Crown of Wishes - Roshani Chokshi 🍄

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The Love That Split the World - Emily Henry

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The Forbidden Wish - Jessica Khoury

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Tales of the Kingdom - David and Karen Mains

Tales of the Resistance - David and Karen Mains

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Just Another Sweetheart Deal - Pat Brady

Rose Is Rose - Pat Brady

High-Spirited Rose Is Rose - Pat Brady

Rose Is Rose Right On the Lips - Pat Brady

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Baby Island - Carol Ryrie Brink 🌿

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King of the Dollhouse - Patricia Clapp 🌿

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson 🍄

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Photo Finish - Ngaio Marsh 🌿

Died in the Wool - Ngaio Marsh 🍄

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The Humans - Matt Haig 🌿

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Tags: @messiambrandybuck @gremlinfaemess @dat-pan-dwarf @thewhiteladyofrohan @lady-latte @idle-thyme @lothloriien @kumqu4t @claraofthepen

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Weed Demon Drop Bombshell Sophomore Record ‘Crater Maker’

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

By Billy Goate

Album art by Luca Solo Macello

Having witnessed Jordan Holland (bass, vox), Andy Center (guitar), Brian Buckley (guitar), and "Big Nick” Carter (drums) play now twice within the span of just a few months at Chicago Doomed & Stoned Festival and Ohio Doomed & Stoned Festival, one thing I can say with assurance: when WEED DEMON hit the stage, they aren't just playing around.

A certain seriousness overtakes the band when the smoke rises and surrounds them, as though falling into a deep trance that will transport them into some sacred swampy place known only to the ancient sludge lords. We bore witness to the band's intensity on their last record, 'Astrological Passages' (2017), and now the Columbus, Ohio quartet threaten to up the ante with their forthcoming sophomore effort, 'Crater Maker' (2020).

The crusty, bluesy acoustic intro "Atmospheric Drag" continues where the last album left off, and bears gentle warning to the horrors that lie ahead. Nothing, however, could quite settle our feet for the mighty "Birthquake" that saws and grinds the record wide open. Weed Demon repeat the Sabbathian theme ritualistically, building upon its foundation layer upon layer with increasing intensity, as though attempting to conjure some unknown god from the bog.

The roar of "Serpent Merchant" answers all mysteries, as Jordan's mighty vocals reverberate with a thousand years of ancient wrath. Weird picking and strumming in the song's midsection adds to the chilling enigma of it all.

Unholy serpent Our vessel to the underworld below Venomous sentinels Overseers of the dank ritual

Your fate is sealed Once you’ve signed the deal Feel as The venom start to flow As you begin your descent below

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The album's namesake "Crater Maker" is a headbanger-and-a-half, dense with atmosphere. A hideous dirge dominates the first four minutes, pulling us deeper still into the muddy sinkhole. A psychedelic interlude prepares us all but briefly for the cacophony of riffs that pummel us in the second-half of this eight-and-a-half-minute hurricane.

"Elder Tree Pyre" is a grungy little number with rhythms and riffs reminiscent of the weirdness one encounters on Nirvana's Incesticide and those early-Soundgarden EPs.

I see the Devil in you Gnarled, black, twisted roots I see the Devil in you Gnawing, demon, breaking loose I see the Devil in me There can be no doubt The only way to cleanse my soul I gotta smoke him out

Album closer "Sporelord" enters with a frightful screech, contrasting Jordan's brawling pipes with various iterations of clean singing, from wicked wailing to witchy whispers. "Join us..." beckons the Weed Demon.

And now, Doomed & Stoned is pleased to bring you the world premiere of Crater Maker ahead of its general release on Friday, April 3rd via Electric Valley Records on three vinyl variants (pre-order here).

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Appearances can be deceiving - Weed Demon from Columbus, Ohio, will be the first to tell you that. While it would be a lie to say that Mary Jane had no influence on their music whatsoever, the quartet already showed in 2017 that they offer more than that. Astrological Passages was a notable evolution from their début EP, and second album Crater Maker walks even further down that path.

By and large, there are still swathes of the sludge/doom metal sound on which Weed Demon made their name. “Birthquake”, for instance, starts out in familiar Sabbathian territory, and later takes notes from Earthless in the off-the-wall soloing. Speaking of names, it’s clear that the band have retained their tongue-in-cheek sense of humor with their song titles, such as the rhyming “Serpent Merchant”, “Crater Maker”, and “Sporelord”. There’s also a continuation of the cosmic theme established on Astrological Passages, as tracks like “Serpent Merchant” drop into psychedelic space rock that would make Hawkwind proud.

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But those familiar moments are frequently contrasted with unchartered territory. Opening track “Atmospheric Drag”, for instance, has more in common with dark country and Western, with its harmonica and strumming acoustic chords. It’s also intriguing to note the vocals of bassist Jordan Holland, whose guttural growls surprisingly work both here and in brutal death metal outfit Domestic Terror. Perhaps the most jarring moment, though, is the blackened death metal onslaught that emerges during the title track, powered by drummer "Big Nick” Carter and truly representative of the monster adorning the cover art.

There’s plenty more besides to dive into on the record; Weed Demon have done an excellent job of distilling a host of ideas into one lumbering entity. While they may forever wander down the road searching for the tone eternal, Crater Maker is a mighty fine pit stop along the way.

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‘Grapple At The Garden’ USA World Team vs. NCAA Wrestling Champions May 6 At Hulu Theater Tickets Officially On Sale To Public Today

Beat the Streets Wrestling (BTS), the largest grassroots inner city wrestling program in the United States, and USA Wrestling have announced that tickets for the annual BTS benefit, featuring stars of Team USA vs. NCAA Champions, are on sale beginning today via Ticketmaster. The 10th annual event, to be held on Monday, May 6, at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, serves as both a fundraiser for BTS and to celebrate its athletes as they compete on the biggest stage in the center of the world.

Tickets are priced starting at $30 at https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005668AA091B69. A variety of donation packages which include “Grapple in the Garden” tickets are also available at https://www.btsny.org/bts-events or by emailing [email protected], beginning at $1000. Doors open on May 6 at 5:30 p.m., with the main event starting at 6 p.m.

Beat the Streets, Inc. will invite select members of the 2018 U.S. Men’s Freestyle World Team, which placed second in the 2018 World Championships and won seven World medals, as well as select top USA women’s wrestlers. The competing athletes from USA Wrestling and NCAA schools will be announced at a later date.

“We are pleased to be able to allow so many more fans to experience the BTS ‘Grapple at the Garden’ in person that the additional capacity at Hulu Theater at MSG provides,” said Beat the Streets Executive Director Brendan Buckley. “There are a wide variety of donation levels and ticket seating options to fit fans’ budgets. And, the introduction of the NCAA champions as the Team USA opponent will give fans the opportunity to see the next wave of great American wrestlers in action.”

Beat the Streets Benefit competitions, which began in 2010, have since become a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. This unique and electrifying annual event has helped Beat the Streets raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.

The first Beat the Streets Benefit was held on the U.S.S. Intrepid, an aircraft carrier docked on the west side of Manhattan. Since then, the benefit has taken place at other notable New York City spots like Grand Central Station and Times Square. Team USA has faced off against teams from around the world including Japan, Cuba, Russia and Iran. Last year, the competition was hosted at the new Pier 17 in the Seaport District and included the highly anticipated Burroughs vs. Chamizo match.

The 2018 U.S. World Team, which competed in Budapest, Hungary, featured 2018 World champions Kyle Dake, David Taylor and J’den Cox, 2018 World silver medalist Kyle Snyder, and 2018 World bronze medalists Joe Colon, Jordan Burroughs and Nick Gwiazdowski. Burroughs and Snyder are both multiple Olympic and World champions. Others on the USA team included 2016 World champion Logan Stieber, two-time World bronze medalist James Green and 2017 World silver medalist Thomas Gilman.

New York City’s Madison Square Garden is one of the most famous sporting and entertainment venues in the world. The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden is an impressive venue with the capacity to seat over 5,000. The theater has hosted notable wrestling events including the 1998 Goodwill Games wrestling competition and the 2017 Grapple at the Garden college wrestling event.

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USA: Jazz Promo Services February 2017 New Releases

Jazz Promo Services February 2017 New Releases

Arthur Lipner – “TWO HANDS, ONE HEART Best Of Arthur Lipner 2 CD Set”

(Malletworks Media)

MUSICIANS: Arthur Lipner-Vibes/Marimba/Educator/Composer

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

Arthur Lipner DVD – “Talking Sticks”

(Living Arts Productions)

MUSICIANS: Arthur Lipner-Vibes/Marimba/Educator/Composer A Documentary by Living Arts Productions Includes interviews with top vibes players and percussionists Gary Burton, Mike Mainieri, Bernard Woma, Vida Chenoweth, Ney Rosauro and others.

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

Chris Rogers – “Voyage Home”

(Art of Life AL1045-2)

MUSICIANS: Chris Rogers: trumpet, keyboards, Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone, Ted Nash: tenor & alto saxophone, Steve Khan: guitar, Xavier Davis: piano ,Jay Anderson: bass, Steve Johns: drums, Roger Rosenberg: baritone saxophone, Art Baron: trombone, Barry Rogers: trombone, Mark Falchook: synthesizer, keyboards, Willie Martinez: congas, percussion

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

Misha Steinhauer – “Dreaming With Eyes Wide Awake”

(self produced)

MUSICIANS: Misha Steinhauer-vocals, Hendrik Meurkens-harmonica & vibes, Glauco Lima-piano, Michal Jaros-bass, Samuel Martinelle-drums

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

March 2017

Billy Jones – “3’S A Crowd”

(AC Recording AC-49)

MUSICIANS: Billy Jones, drums in a duet setting with East Coast and West Coast players. Acoustical Concepts - John Vanore EAST COAST SESSIONS: Billy Jones-drums, George Young-Alto Sax, John Vanore-trumpet, Mick Rossi-piano, Tony Micelli-vibraphone, George Genna-piano, Tyrone Brown-bass WEST COAST SESSIONS: Billy Jones-drums, Scotty Wright-vocal, Kenny Stahl-flute, Stu Reynolds-bass clarinet, Gary Meek-tenor sax Note: Not Actual Cover

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

Brad Myers & Michael Sharfe – “Sanguinaria-Hopefulsongs”

(Colloquy Records 13214)

MUSICIANS: Brad Myers - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Bongos (Sanguinaria) Michael Sharfe - Double Bass, Fretless Electric Bass (Norm’s Ridge), Percussion (Sanguinaria, Great Pumpkin Waltz, and Maria) with special guests Dan Dorff, Jr. - Drums and Cymbals (Norm’s Ridge, In From Somewhere, and Falling Grace) Tom Buckley - Drums and Cymbals (New Moon, Maria, and In Your Own Sweet Way) Marc Wolfley - Percussion (Great Pumpkin Waltz and Maria) Dan Karlsburg - Melodica (Sanguinaria)

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

Doug Munro And La Pompe Attack – “The Harry Warren Songbook”

(GotMusic Records GMR-1004)

MUSICIANS: SESSION NOTES Session #1 June 17, 2016 Musicians: Howard Alden- guitar, Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Matt Dwonszyk-bass Songs: Serenade In Blue, Lullaby Of Broadway, Nagasaki (without Howard Alden) Session #2 July 5, 2016 Musicians: Vic Juris- guitar, Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Michael Goetz- bass, Andrei Matorin- violin Songs with Vic Juris: The More I See You, September In the Rain, Songs with Andrei Matorin: Chatanooga Choo Choo, Jeepers Creepers, I Only Have Eyes For You Session #3 August 10, 2016 Musicians: Doug Munro- guitar, Ernesto Pugliese- guitar, Michael Goetz- bass, Howie Bujese-violin Songs: Forty Second Street, You Again, At Last, I’ve Got A Gal In Kalamazoo Session #4 August 24, 2016 Musicians: Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Ted Gottsegen- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Michael Goetz-bass Songs: We’re In The Money, The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby, Blues For Harry

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

HOWARD JOHNSON & GRAVITY – “Testimony”

(Tuscarora Records 17001)

MUSICIANS: HOWARD JOHNSON & GRAVITY “Testimony” (Tuscarora Records 17001) Street Date: March 3, 2017 Howard Johnson - Tuba; Velvet Brown - Tuba; Dave Bargeron - Tuba; Earl McIntyre - Tuba; Joseph Daley - Tuba; Bob Stewart - Tuba; Carlton Holmes - Piano; Melissa Slocum - Bass; Buddy Williams - Drums) Special Guests: Nedra Johnson Vocal (track 2); Joe Exley – CC Tuba (tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8); Background Vocals, (track 2) CJ Wright, Butch Watson, and Mem Nahdar

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

The Larry Newcomb Quartet Featuring BUCKY PIZZARELLI – “LIVING TRIBUTE”

(Essential Messenger)

MUSICIANS: Bucky Pizzarelli, acoustic archtop guitar (Tracks #1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10), Larry Newcomb, electric archtop guitar, Leigh Jonaitis, vocals (Tracks #1 and #3), Eric Olsen, piano, Dmitri Kolesnik, bass, Jimmy Madision, drums Note: Not Actual Cover

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

Luke Sellick – “Alchemist”

(Cellar Live: CL092916)

MUSICIANS: Luke Sellick — double bass & compositions, Jimmy Greene — tenor saxophone [2,4,6], Jordan Pettay — alto saxophone [1,3,5,7,9], Benny Benack III — trumpet [1,3,5,9], Mat Jodrell — trumpet [2,7], Adam Birnbaum — piano, Andrew Renfroe — guitar, Kush Abadey — drums [2,4,6,7,8], Jimmy Macbride — drums [1,3,5,9], Andrew Gutauskas — bass clarinet [1]

→Street Date: 03/08/2017 January 2017 Recap

Bob Porter – “Soul Jazz”(XLIBRIS ISBN-10: 1524547867)

New Book Soul Jazz is a history of jazz and its reception in the black community in the period from the end of World War II until the end of the Vietnam War. Previous histories reflect the perspective of an integrated America, yet the United States was a segregated country in 1945. The black audience had a very different take on the music and that is the perception explored in Soul Jazz ISBN-13: 978-1524547868

Brian Kastan – “Roll The Dice On Life Featuring Miles Griffith”

(Brian Kastan Records 1001)

MUSICIANS: Brian Kastan- guitar, Miles Griffith-vocals, Steve Rust-Bass, Peter O'Brien-Drums

→Street Date: 01/01/2017

Brent Gallaher – “Moving Forward”

(V&B Records GAL-B-0003)

MUSICIANS: Brent Gallaher-tenor saxophone, Alex Pope Norris-trumpet and flugelhorn (except track 3), Dan Karlsberg-piano, Aaron Jacobs-bass, Anthony Lee-drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Carol Liebowitz / Nick Lyons – “First Set”

(Line Art Records LA1002)

MUSICIANS: Carol Liebowitz – piano, Nick Lyons - alto saxophone

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Carol Robbins – “Taylor Street”

(Jazzcats-109)

MUSICIANS: Carol Robbins: Harp, Billy Childs: Piano/Fender Rhodes, Bob Sheppard: sax/clarinet, Larry Koonse: Guitar, Curtis Taylor: Trumpet, Darek Oles: bass, Gary Novak: Drums, Ben Shepherd: electric bass

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Dave Soldier – “The Eighth Hour Of Amduat Featuring Marshall Allen As Sun Ra”

(Mulatta MUL035)

MUSICIANS: Rita Lucarelli, Egyptology and translation of hieroglyphs to Italian, Sahoko Sato Timpone, Mistress of the Boat, Mezzosoprano, Marshall Allen, Sun Ra, saxophone & electronic valve instrument (EVI), Rebecca Cherry, Horus of Fragrance, violin, Dan Blacksberg, Wepwawet, trombone, Nick Millevoi, Sia, guitar, Michael Winograd, Nehes, C clarinet, Enrique Rivera-Matos, Hu, tuba, Adam Vidiksis, Conductor, Akhmed Manedov, violin, Juana Pinilla Paez, violin, Olivia Gusmano, viola, Carolina Diazgronados, cello, Dani Bash, harp, Anthony di Bartolo, percussion, Thomas Kolakowski, percussion, Dave Soldier, water bowls, electronics, Thomas Kolakowski, percussion Choir: Chace Simmonds-Frith, Natasha Thweatt, Sophie Laruelle, Xiaoming Tian, Eugene Sirotkine, Alicia Waller, Melinda Learnard, Sahoko Sato Timpone

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

David Wise – “Till They Lay Me Down”

(Self Produced)

MUSICIANS: David Wise-tenor and baritone saxophone, Bruce Forman-guitar, Alex Frank-bass, Jake Reed-drums w/ special guests: Jason Joseph, vocals (track 1); Laura Mace, vocals (track 1); Josh Smith, guitar solo (track 1); Mitchell Cooper, trumpet (tracks 1, 9); Glenn Morrissette, alto sax (track 1); R.W. Enoch, tenor sax (track 1); Amy K. Bormet, keyboard (track 1); Mikala Schmitz, cello (tracks 2, 8); David Wise, vocals (track 8, 9)

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Laura Dubin Trio – “Live At The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival”

(Self Produced)

MUSICIANS: Laura Dubin – piano, Kieran Hanlon – bass, Antonio H. Guerrero – drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Steve Slagle – “Alto Manhattan”

(Panorama Records 006)

MUSICIANS: STEVE SLAGLE: alto saxophone (1-7), flute (8 & 9), JOE LOVANO: tenor saxophone (1 &7), G mezzo soprano (8), LAWRENCE FIELDS: piano, GERALD CANNON: bass, ROMAN DIAZ: congas (1, 8 & 9), BILL STEWART: drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

The Sugar Hill Trio – “The Drive”

(Goschart Music)

MUSICIANS: Christian Torkewitz: Tenor Saxophone and Flute, Austin Walker: Drums, Leon Boykins: Bass (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,11), Dylan Shamat: Bass (tracks 7,8,9,10)

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Zarabande – “El Toro”

(AFlo)

MUSICIANS: Alfred Flores El Toro - Marimba and MalletKat, Joe Caploe - Vibraphone and Percussion,Mark Little – Piano, Pete Ojeda – Bass, Dean Macomber - Drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Baron Tymas – “MONTRÉAL”

(tymasmusic: tmdc003)

MUSICIANS: Baron Tymas, guitar, Joshua Rager, piano, Sage Reynolds, acoustic bass and bass guitar, Jim Doxas, drums, Special guests: Jeri Brown, voice on “And Oui”, Charles Ellison, trumpet on “The Laval Syndicate”

→Street Date: 01/09/2017

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