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voice hoarse, "I was at The N

he first, sighed. "We spoke

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hey couldn't. Who would wa

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tive Miller, looked at me,

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soft, almost gentle, which

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. That wasn't there befor

got there," I stammered, "So

fficer brought Brittany and Kyle i

ler said, "You were with Miss C

s with a tissue. "Yes, we were supp

t the test center

down. "Well, detective... we didn

on the first day. Just for a moment. She looked... really ne

Kyle added, his voice full of fake reluctance. "We didn't see he

wisted in my gut. They were

end" and my

ng up, a mountain of