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break down with special seals around the edges to make them airtight, in case of a gas or chemical attack. This very one is designed to be impenetrable, and has bulletproof
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t in here?" my
orkspace, clad in plain trousers and long sle
ow. "I've been planning this for fifteen years,
ungrateful little..." he starts to s
s are wide with shock, and blood oozes
ice with as much rage as I can. "You betrayed my father, turned on
s widen
. "There's been a misunderstanding.
. "Didn
's the
. "Save it. Yo
, just listen to me. I can explain eve
to explain, but you chose to lie to me i
h his thigh tightly. I can see that
asive. And they had something on me. Please, don't
another family to betray mine. And
s fill with panic. I level t
t words?
ut no sound comes out. I nodded, as if th
lumps to the floor, just like his guard. I stare at him for a moment, the
leather-bound book. Open it and flip to a page near the end. I run
cross it out
elow it and fixate my
rter f
ne is
ss the stop button. With my evidence, I walk out of the building, the recording weighing heavily
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e pai
ting on the other side of the wall is the View of Toledo by El Greco. His art is always tr
the mysticism that infused the city at the time. At any rate, the over-arching sky, which defines the picture and gives the city its bleak mood, is surely El Greco's attempt to capture something of the over-arching authority and power of God's presence. But he does not stop there: he still fin
the table. My eyes meet hers and I n
s. "I have called you all here to discuss a matter of the
says an
has come to light
your uncle betrayed
ore,"
d owns the Horseshoe Casino. Always playful, because
y can solve all thing
that the Carter family bet
en they turn to the representative of the Carter
ake action,"