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Katie nodded, moving on her own to make her way through the house, though she knew that Ali had spent enough time here to know it almost as well as she did.
It was empty, though, just as they'd already figured out and she shook her head after a few moments.
"They're not here," she repeated, hoping that Ali was right, that they'd gone someplace safe and were perfectly alright.