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ritory, but tonight, Dante h
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her couch, a petty king on his throne.
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more like peeled chrome than silk. She was stra
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er hands like a spoiled child. "Truth. Dant
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isorientation. The sharp edge of a step struck my ribs,
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croached on
down into the murky stairwell. He didn't see me-Elena. He just saw a shape in
right ove
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