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Perhaps there isn’t anything Alec is afraid of.Magnus glanced at Alec and raised his eyebrows. Boo, he said.Jace was grinning. Come on, surely you’ve got a phobia or two. What scares you?Alec thought for a moment. Spiders, he said.Clary turned to Luke. Have you got a spider anywhere?Luke looked exasperated. Why would I have a spider? Do I look like someone who would collect them?No offense, Jace said, But you kind of do.You know---Alec’s tone was sour---Maybe this was a stupid experiment.What about the dark? Clary suggested. We could lock you in the basement.I’m a demon hunter, Alec said, with exaggerated patience. Clearly, I am not afraid of the dark.
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