there’s something wrong. I—I couldn’t feel anything from her.” “Well, I suppose it’s hard to meddle in someone’s brains if they’ve got no brains to start with.” Tessa made a face. “Be flippant about it if you like, but there is something wrong with Jessamine. Trying to touch her mind is like trying to touch—a nest of snakes, or a poisonous cloud. I can feel a little of her emotions. A great deal of rage, and longing, and bitterness. But I cannot pick out the individual thoughts among them. It is like trying to hold water.” “That’s curious. Have you ever come across anything like it before?”
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