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  • He looked at me curiously. "It doesn't appeal to you?" "Going vamp? No thank you. I could never give up the sun, and a life without chocolate is not worth ...
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  • to have exemplary health in order to survive the Turn. And of course pregnancy is a dealbreaker." I nodded. "Makes sense. Certainly cuts down on the malpractice suits." "That's part ...
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  • And they miss the sensation of chewing their dinner instead of drinking it. So watching you eat is a reminder of what their loss of humanity has cost them." "You ...
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  • There seems to be nothing to grab onto anymore, nowhere to turn. It's been weeks since I've slept, every minute I find myself glaring at the red numbers on the ...
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  • hung overhead. Flames leaped in a stone fireplace engraved with the Rossi rose several times over, but the flames were fake and added no real warmth to the room. "Corrie." ...
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  • What about Daddy? Does he care about this roulette of bodies? Who is choosing to spin the wheel? I grip the back of the chair I'm sitting on. It's my ...
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  • "Jason you're hurting me!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. He didn't care though. He was furious and unrelenting as his hands repeatedly slammed into me. I was ...
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  • You know what a prick he is. Anyway, I'll see you tomorrow. Thanks again." Frank had an odd way of getting diarrhea whenever the inventory was due. The guy had ...
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  • it is the hardest of hard things not to call you right now, but I know it's for the best. how can I love you when I already love him? ...
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  • as soon as i was freed from my current fight, i ran off to help someone else for though we were more numerous than the soldier, power was on their ...
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