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sit down," Devon sai

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aid. "You've lived one life thinking y

a shaky breath.

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temples, trying to

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for one insane second, that you're telling the truth. What exactly are y

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owned.

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know that?"

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asped. It

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she had

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pain in

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hand to her forehead. "I

side her, his voi

aid. "You just don't

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