"I swear, you're just about the prettiest boy I've ever seen! Come dance with me!

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"…therefore, I have decided to take my leave of you, Husband. Rest assured that the children are well, and quite taken with Mr. Klept - Joanna already calls him 'Father'…"

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"…entirely destroyed. Fire broke out in the Chesterton quarter, but by then the July City fire department was buried in the rubble…"

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"You've never missed your target, which is why you're still alive.

You will miss this one."

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Freedom, thought Caine, sighting just shy of the bright red coat, was even sweeter than he'd imagined.