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"Three articles," Marjorie said. "A history, an overview of the offerings here, and a promotional piece for an upcoming event. In exchange you'll pay half price for the rooms, no charge to borrow my car, and I need to see the articles before publication."
"Deal," Dillon said. "I should warn you, though: I don't write fluff. If I write about your ranch, it'll be the whole story, including warts and buried skeletons."

FOLLOWING HER LAST DELIVERY, VELMA GUIDED HER PLANE BACK INTO Sacramento, grateful as always that the lights of the city were bright enough to guide her even on a moonless night. As she made her approach, however, Velma realized that the light she'd spotted from a distance had been coming from the river this whole time. Up this high, the fire seem so small, but she knew it had to be much larger.

For all his annoyance, Jackson tried to give the extra back, but Velma refused, as she'd arrived without warning and was borrowing his bicycle--a fact he learned as she hopped on it.
Evening was rapidly arriving as Velma pedaled to her grandparents' home, the only place she could get to in the dark without fail.
Well, that and the local cemetery.
She was quite proud of herself for that.