His Forbidden Model: The Professor's Obsession

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my bag, and rushed out the

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most every seat. I stood frozen near the entrance for h

she waved dramatically and poin

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opping my bag at my feet. "I

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s, one hand braced against the desk while

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t looked dangerous. The kind that looked

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otebook for exactly two seconds before it drif

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