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canned document. Heavy black marker redacted almost every

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shoulders, trying to pull her out of t

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to a USB adapter and plu

walking away from the safe house in the rain, holding a black umbrella. The epa

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lya, this is treason. If they find ou

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ble. It was the Non-Disclosure Agreement she had

stated. "I match the name to the photo. I se

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ses together in the dim lig

ass-walled penthouse, Archer Garcia st

amber whiskey. The ice clin

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private elevator and wal

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dead. He took a slo

is voice devoid of any human warmth. "Find th

't blink. "

nd walked back

rained the burning liquid. He set

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ill running down her spine. She closed her laptop, p