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1、BOOKS-A-MILLIONEXCLUSIVETHEMAZERUNNERTRILOGYFrombestsellingauthorJAMESDAShNEr2011byPhilipStraub.©IllustrationBOOKS-A-MILLIONEXCLUSIVEThomas’sfirsTmemoryofTheflareIthadbeenfivedayssincethey’dlockedThomasupinthewhiteroom.Onthatfifthday,aftertryinghisbesttogothroughtheroutine
2、he’destablished—exercise,eat,think,repeat—hedecidedtoliedownandsleep.Lethisterriblenewworldwashawayforawhile.Exhausted,hefadedquicklyandimagesbegantobloominhismind.Thomasisyoung—hecan’ttellhowyoungexactly.He’scurledupinacorner,kneespulleduptohischest,shiveringwithfright.Hi
3、sdad—themanwhoholdshim,readstohim,kisseshimonthecheek,hugshim,batheshim—isonarampage,screaminghatefulthingsandturningoverfurniture.Hismomtriestostophim,buthepushesherawaywithoutevenseemingtorealizewhosheis.Shestumbles,triestoregainherbalance,thenslamsintothewallafewfeetfro
4、mThomas.Sobbing,shecrawlstohim,pullshimintoherarms.1“Don’tworry,honey,”shewhispers.“They’recomingtotakehimaway.They’llbeheresoon.”“Who?”Thomasasks.Hisvoicesoundssoyoung,anditbreakshisdreamingheart.“Thepeoplewhoaregoingtotakecareofhim,”sheanswers.“Remember,yourdaddy’ssick,v
5、erysick.Thisisn’treallyhimdoingallofthis.It’sthedisease.”SuddenlyDadspinsaroundtofacethem,hisfaceaflamewithanger.“Disease?DidIjusthearyousaydisease?”Eachwordcomesoutofhismouthlikeapoisoneddart,fullofvenom.Momshakesherhead,hugsThomastightertoherbody.“Whydon’tyoujustsayit,wo
6、man,”Dadcontinues,takingasteptowardthem.Hischestislurchingwithhisattemptstosuckinbreath,andhishandsareclenchedintotightfists.“TheFlare.Telltheboyhowitis.Tellhimthetruth.YourdadhastheFlare,Thomas.It’scomin’alongrealnicely.”Anotherstepcloser.“Yourmomhasit,too.Ohyes.Soonshe’l
7、lbechewingonherfingersandfeedingyoudirtforbreakfast.Laughinghystericallywhileshebreaksthewindowsandtriestocutyou.She’llbebatcrazy,boy,justlikeyourdaddy.”Anotherstepcloser.Thomassqueezeshiseyesshut,hopingit’llallgoaway.Thedreamingpartofhimdoesn’twanttoseeanymore,either.Want
8、sittoend.“Lookatme,boy,”Dadsayswithasnarl.“LookatmewhenI’mtalkingtoyou.”Thomascan’thelpit
