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felt like touch

the medicine," Ava said out

. "The final lot tonight is

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coat and walked out thro

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building operated as

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walk in a black hoodie

close," Leo said,

move,"

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hand stopped on

under the counter, and the

gh into a narrow concrete

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ad halogen light caught the pl

bright silver reflection

sneer vanish

and he dropped into a

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dropped in

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them past the general seat

private tier above the floor, mas

ther armchairs faced a pano

st Coast came for this plant,"

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unt," Leo said, typing rapid keystrokes.

atabase tab and rotate

ration on that S001

red on the monitor: the wo

Leo said. "No government records, no tax foo

oker," Ava

card, he is probably in this

s the dark expan

ite, the glass of Suite

took the centra

eapons and stolen art pie

later, the l

t rose through the center floor, ho

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llion d

sum, sending an audible wave

s tossed their placar

k glass of Suite S001 pul

freshed instantly with a new

on the illuminated num