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opened. Nadira stepped in with her usual efficiency-b
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had long gone home. But Nadira remained, hunched
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to her eyes now. "And
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refused to eat anything but rice and fried egg... and then
d. "I'd say you took
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say more, Adrian walked
startled. "Didn't realize
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