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Part Two: Saint Kale's TowerRin could feel his hands shaking as he stumbled and tripped up the groaning steps of the highest tower at Saint Kale’s Catholic School. The noises of Chicago traffic faded the higher he climbed, the knots in his stomach tightening as the distance between him and the ground grew longer. He briefly wondered what the newspapers would say if the tower crumbled with him inside.He pushed the thought away as the top landing came into view. Practically running up the last few steps, Rin stopped to catch his breath with his back pressed against the railing. The top landing was smaller than he had expected it to be, just ...