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the past will

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cond w

was already dressed, sipping black coffee, reading a bus

in front of him, he scanned

folding the paper and tossing it into t

is trying t

ou're doing so

. That used to be her-that fragile, scared girl who

s a st

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took her to a prope

Dar es Salaam, overgrown with weeds and shadowed by time. Ru

his place?

of your

raffiti. Broken furniture. Rotting wood. But Amina

the base for your foundation. A centre for women who've been th

stunned. "You wan

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tightened

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against a dusty wind

. But the name, the mission, t

lone in the empty build

didn't see h

aw a

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e with more respect than gossip. Suddenly, Amina's

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n remained in the backg

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up slowly,

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your lawyer

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ded. Amina posted a vague quote on social media:

ernet w

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from the fire that's coming?" the voice hiss

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security meeti

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eyes. "Why do you

ow what it's like to love some

skipped. "You

built a life together. Then she sold m

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his hand gentl

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tion opene

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