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posed. He ran a hand through his hair and offered

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trembled. "I

replied. "There's not

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number, but it

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her face and immediate

the hallway, awa

wrong?"

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darkened, jus

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d backward.

. I know that. I should've told you.

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. left," sh

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u broke me, Elias. And now... now you want me to

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he's giving me magic b

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is bed. "Thank you. For what you gav

ither of them spoke. The tension in the air wa

ve to forgive

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showing up," he added.

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know what

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