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UGLIES 425
A dark shape passed overhead, a warden’s hovercar,
and Tally instinctively froze. The city uglies had said there
were more patrols out these days. The regular authorities
had finally noticed that things were changing.
The hovercar halted, then settled softly onto the earth
next to them. A door slid open, and a blinding light popped
on. “All right, you kids . . . oh, sorry, miss.”
The light was on Shay’s face. Then it flicked across
to Tally.
“What are you two . . . ?” The warden’s voice stumbled.
Didn’t this beat everything? A pretty and an ugly taking a
stroll together. The warden came closer, confusion all over
his middle-pretty face.
Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end.
“I’m Tally Youngblood,” she said. “Make me pretty.”