Their laughter was like the stridulation of the ghosts of grasshoppers.
Um, thanks,_ Jackson told her. __nd your name is_?_____ Margaret, Margaret Van Der Graaf,_ she answered with another eerie smile. Her teeth were so white that they looked bleached.__an Der Graaf?_ Jackson repeated, trying to stifle his laughter. He didn__ want to be rude to the only person in sight, to this kind-hearted stranger who was offering to help him, but_ Van Der Graaf?__hat are you laughing at?_ Margaret asked with curiosity, flashing him a calculating gaze. __ like my name. If you__e going to be a jerk, then I won__ help you. You can stay out here on the street through the night for all I care.___Harsh,_ said Jackson, giving her a quizzical glance back. There was something __ff_ about her, something that Jackson couldn__ quite place, something that bordered on horrible loneliness and longing. __ho else lives here, Margaret Van Der Graaf?_ He couldn__ resist saying her name aloud. Despite its hilarity, it had a nice ring to it. __ho else lives here?_ he urged.__e, myself and I,_ said Margaret simply, snickering when she saw his horrified and annoyed expression
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Um, thanks,_ Jackson told her. __nd your name is_?_____ Margaret, Margaret Van Der Graaf,_ she answered with another eerie smile. Her teeth were so white that they looked bleached.__an Der Graaf?_ Jackson repeated, trying to stifle his laughter. He didn__ want to be rude to the only person in sight, to this kind-hearted stranger who was offering to help him, but_ Van Der Graaf?__hat are you laughing at?_ Margaret asked with curiosity, flashing him a calculating gaze. __ like my name. If you__e going to be a jerk, then I won__ help you. You can stay out here on the street through the night for all I care.___Harsh,_ said Jackson, giving her a quizzical glance back. There was something __ff_ about her, something that Jackson couldn__ quite place, something that bordered on horrible loneliness and longing. __ho else lives here, Margaret Van Der Graaf?_ He couldn__ resist saying her name aloud. Despite its hilarity, it had a nice ring to it. __ho else lives here?_ he urged.__e, myself and I,_ said Margaret simply, snickering when she saw his horrified and annoyed expression
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