He Kills For Me, I Kill For Him

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by brutalist statues and cypress trees. At the en

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left boot, turned it over and out slid a small cu

m the last man who grabb

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rble stairs, and across the gravel. This place made e

dian. A little car-sized crystal chandelier light

he far end split like

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ls echoing like gunshot

crubbing tile. They didn't look up.

did same. We entered a little

pointed to a wooden d

room. Until fu

is this more of a wing-

he just opened the d

ing desk. A full-length mirror with a crack running th

d me a sm

your presence for a meal. P

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