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the bottom of the

hank you

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door of the club,

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circles for fiftee

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going to try and

was

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search of his girl

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him, I realized I

of the earth. As

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whisper

h the main doors

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ounded the bar was

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on the ground floo

stage that was of

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was black, his sk

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in the corner, but

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away. I glanced u

one elbow planted

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looked down at

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was standing.

to relax a little I

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and deciding it

out my camera, so

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the bar up front.

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ooked back at me.

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p to where he was

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me. Oh God. Wha

my camera. Bending

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as deep, and sere

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throat. “Hi.” I k

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nning.”

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thoughts, I looke

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some ti

a week before see

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stay for

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me. I can’t wai

bit cold at times,

as shaking. I was

f I kept

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my name. “Keara,

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rite that just fo

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dn’t have timed

stage to get a pic

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can’t believe he

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anning t

d up, thanking N

ha took a short b

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wear sunglasses B

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at the owner. He

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door, and the new

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my things and hea

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finger on it jus

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