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it, a pressure in my ears, like

urt?" Dante's voice

scraped my knee,

ran down

hecking

, my life bleeding o

forced th

tur

t the spreading scar

is hands were still on Camilla's shoulders. "Ge

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d at my

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elf up. The

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; my flesh was failing

ed tight to my side, blood soaking through the b

a knife twist

m the waiting room

istrict, the sun was rising, casting

my brother

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