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forward and wrapped my hand around the
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to me, yelling into his phone. He spun around at the sound of
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, the paper trembling in my hand. "Jag
th a dismissive wave. "Kaitlyn is just starting out. She
y that my work was his to give away, shat
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is desk. The papers scatter
moment, my professional relationship wi
request. It was
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held no humor. It was the laugh of some
about tha
on him and walked
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