Instead of finding her in the shadows, this visit would anchor something between them in rising daylight.

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“Sometimes one appears to have more freedom than one actually possesses. It is e…”

“What do you have?”“Wine. Weak cider. Water. Whiskey.”“A veritable plethora of ‘…”

“Trant's deep need to climb ever upward, crushing anyone in his path, the qualit…”