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d, a dull ache

t through the motions, designed t

ss, called me into h

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door," he said, ge

y stomach. Was this about my performance

s?" he asked,

. Just a b

ced you've seemed... under a

hands. "It's been a

he said. "More

call you in here to pry. I called you beca

, a flagship campaign for a new

cisco. We need a lead designer on the ground there. S

thought of you

Fran

away from Chloe, from Li

ar ago, I would have said

loe. She needed me.

erson was st

tive freedom. A chance to really make a name for yourself.

were kind

esh

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t him. He wasn't just offering a

Henderson," I said, a strange sense o

ose slightly.

ime, I felt a spark of something other than weari

he spirit, Ethan. We can work out the detai

ek

lifetime, and

ffice feeling lighter

e. My

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