This chapter is rated M for Mature. Please read responsibly. It's a long chapter to tide you over for a few days.
Alex enjoyed living with her modeling friend, Janae, in Milan, and she was thankful to be out of the cramped quarters she'd lived in the previous year. She had to get back on the healthy eating train, or else Elite would drop her. The hand glove contract was extended, which made the brunette happy because the photo shoots she booked for gloves didn't capture her whole body. She could be a hand model for the rest of her life if they'd have her.
She talked to Piper every week, and they e-mailed and Skyped regularly as well. They'd had video sex twice over the last three months, and it turned Alex on to no end. However, it was difficult for Piper to not only find the time, but also to find the privacy to do that with her. If Alex had her way, they'd fuck on camera every single day.
Alex's preference was that Piper would go to Italy over Christmas break, but they just couldn't come up with a good enough game plan to sell it to their parents without raising suspicion. Diane seemed to know something was going on between them, but the brunette figured her mom thought they were very just close friends. Piper had told Alex that she'd tried to convince her father to take the family to Italy for Christmas, but he didn't bite. There was too much going on at work.
Being in love had begun as a sort of sadness in Alex's life, and she wondered what the hubbub was all about if it hurt so fucking much. As time marched on and she and Piper were able to establish more of a routine, being in love started to feel more like it was portrayed in books and films. Her heart felt physically full—something she'd never experienced and didn't anticipate. Alex found herself smiling for no reason all over town or seeing something that reminded her of Piper at a store and chastising herself for the goofy grin that crept across her face. She thought of her lover at every turn and wished that they could be together in a more traditional way. However, Alex knew that couldn't happen for many years to come, if it happened at all.
By Thanksgiving, she couldn't take it anymore—Alex missed Piper too much to go another several months without seeing her. Furthermore, she'd promised the blonde that they'd be together somehow over Christmas break. She purchased a $2,100 plane ticket and didn't think twice about the expense. Alex had the money; that wasn't the issue. She'd landed several modeling gigs that paid a decent wage and was even able to save some of her earnings. She knew that it would be difficult to keep doing runway shows as time ticked on, because she refused to starve herself to compete with other models. What she'd do professionally after that was anyone's guess, but she hoped to be able to move back to the States and find something equally profitable.
Two days before her trip home, she called Piper to confirm the plans.
"Hey, babe."
"Hi!" She could hear the smile on Piper's face every time they spoke. "I'm about to take my last exam for the semester."
"Good for you," Alex said, unable to hide her own smile. "Were you planning to drive home tonight?"
A door shut. "No, I think I'll wait until tomorrow. It's supposed to snow tonight, so I don't want to risk it."
"I have an idea," she began. "What if you met me in the City tomorrow night? I could get a hotel room for us."
She pictured Piper biting her bottom lip. "I'd love that, but what about your mom?"
Alex shrugged. "I'll tell her Nicky's picking me up, and that I'll spend the night at her place."
"Will she buy it?"
Alex poured fat free dressing onto her cucumber salad. "I don't see why not."
Piper sighed. "I just don't want her to be disappointed that she can't see you the second you're in town."
She'd come to learn over the course of a year and a half that Piper was quite thoughtful. Alex also gathered that her lover was fond of her mother.
"I love my mom," Alex began. "And I'll spend a ton of time with her while I'm home, but my priority when I land is seeing you—being with you."
There was no doubt Piper was blushing after hearing Alex's comment. "I'd like that very much."
"Good." She pulled a fork out of a drawer. "I'll forward you my flight information and text you when I land."
"Sounds good. I can't wait to see you."
"Me, too, babe. Good luck on your exam." She hung up the phone and grinned from ear to ear.
Piper's first semester of college was rocky at first as she adjusted to being in classes with people smarter than her. She wasn't accustomed to that in high school, and in many ways, her public school had been entirely too easy. College was very different—she had to budget her time more appropriately and actually read the assignments ahead of time. By her third week of class, Piper had three, 20-page papers due in unrelated classes.
The other adjustment, of course, was life without Alex. She'd already had a year of knowing what that felt like, but this time, they were in love, which surprisingly made it a little easier. Piper wished that her lover was there with her in Northampton, but that was an impossibility, at least for the immediate future. It gave her solace to know that Alex enjoyed modeling, but the blonde hoped that the European assignment didn't last another full year.
Having Polly as her roommate was probably the best decision Piper had made before enrolling at Smith. The two had always gotten along well, and living together was no different. Still, Piper enjoyed going out with other girls in her dorm and had no trouble making friends.
By the time finals rolled around, Piper couldn't wait to see Alex. Although they had Skype sex a few times, it wasn't enough. She had difficulty finding the time and the privacy to do that for fear of Polly walking in. When her roommate started dating a guy from U Mass, Piper figured next semester could be more conducive to having video sex with Alex.
She'd started the countdown to real sex with Alex two weeks before the brunette was scheduled to fly back to the US. When Polly asked what the marks on her calendar were, she told the truth. Polly had rolled her eyes and told her not to get her hopes up too high because of their living situation in Greenwich. The blonde had already experienced Alex's visit the previous summer, so she was hyper-aware of the conditions in which they had to live.
The morning of Alex's arrival, Piper popped out of bed like a cork, eager to make the trek into New York to see her lover. She showered, shaved her legs, curled her hair one ringlet at a time, put on a light coat of makeup, and laid out three outfits from which to choose. She wanted to look sexy but comfortable, so she tried on each piece clothing on before settling on gray, skinny leg corduroys and a white tank top under a winter-white cashmere sweater.
She had to inform Polly of her plans just in case her father called in search of her. (She'd told him that she had one more day of finals, which was only a half-lie since she did have a paper due that day, but she'd turned it in the day before.)
By noon the roads weren't as icy as they were the night before, and the traffic into New York wasn't bad. She took her time driving in the snow and was glad that her parents had given her a new BMW for graduation. (She was supposed to get it at the beginning of senior year, but her mom put up a stink, so the day Piper graduated from high school, the new car was waiting for her in the driveway.)
On the two hour drive to LaGuardia, Piper reflected upon the difference in her feelings about seeing Alex again. Last summer, she'd been a nervous wreck—she hadn't known if Alex even wanted to be with her romantically. This time, they were in love, and although Piper was still somewhat nervous, it was far more exciting. The fact that Alex reserved a hotel room was icing on the cake.
The brunette texted her from the airport just as Piper entered Queens, and she texted welcome home at a stoplight. She found herself smiling and laughing at herself as she drove 15 more minutes to the Arrivals area.
Piper told her lover she'd park her car and enter the airport near baggage claim where Diane and she had picked her up in July. The blonde refused to do a drive-by pickup and was hoping that they'd have time to slip into a bathroom stall to kiss.
She'd contemplated buying flowers, but Alex would have no place to put them other than in a glass at the hotel. She couldn't very well bring them home and say they were from Nicky—Diane would see right through it.
Piper waited next to the water fountain for Alex to arrive, just as she had five months earlier, and her pulse increased with every minute that passed. She glanced at her phone to make sure she hadn't missed a call or a text, and when she looked up, Alex was coming down the escalator. Piper took several giant steps forward, crashing into her lover without a care in the world about who might see them.
Alex pulled back, her hands flying to Piper's face, and kissed her passionately in the middle of baggage claim. She tasted like coffee, and the blonde couldn't get enough. Piper shoved her hands under Alex's coat, pulling her closer by her hips.
The brunette smiled against her mouth. "It's good to see you."
She ran one hand down the back of Alex's head. "I can't believe you're here."
"Believe it, babe." She tugged Piper into another embrace, planting several dry kisses on her lips.
The women held hands and made small talk as they waited for Alex's luggage. It finally arrived, but Piper pulled her in the opposite direction.
"Where are you going?" Alex seemed confused and stopped walking. "The exit is that way."
"Don't you have to use the bathroom?"
"I used it before I went through Customs," she explained. "But thanks for being oddly considerate."
The blonde placed her fingertips on Alex's cheek. "Let me rephrase that: let's go to the bathroom, Alex."
"My little, rule-following Piper…" The dark haired girl lifted one eyebrow. "What's gotten into you?"
Rather than answer with words, Piper yanked Alex towards the nearest restroom and entered the handicap stall, locking the door behind her. Within seconds, the blonde was all over her. Alex didn't need any prodding—she put her hands on Piper's hips and began pulling at her tucked in tank top. Once enough of the tight-fitting tank was removed from her pants, Alex thrusted her hands under it, searching for her breasts.
"Have they gotten bigger?" She asked between kisses.
Piper smiled. "Maybe."
Alex dipped her head lower, yanking the fabric of her red bra away before sucking a nipple into her mouth.
"Mmm, that feels good." Piper put her hand on the back of her lover's head.
"Excuse me, is someone in there?" The voice of an elderly woman asked.
Piper looked under the door to see a wheelchair. "Crap."
Alex chuckled and straightened Piper's bra and then her disheveled hair. "To be continued."
The blonde lowered her eyes as she walked out of the bathroom, mumbling, "Sorry" to the woman in the wheelchair, but not really sorry at all. It had been far too long since Alex's tongue had swirled around her taut nipple, and she couldn't wait for what was sure to be an impressive re-do at the hotel.
Alex couldn't help herself on the drive into Midtown—she leaned over several times, kissing Piper on the cheek and neck. The blonde swatted her away a few times, but Alex sensed that she was actually enjoying the attention.
They reached the Club Quarters Hotel, where Alex had scored a discount because it was Elite Modeling's contracted hotel, and checked into their 12th floor room.
"Wow, this is nice." Piper walked to the center of the room, admiring the artwork and the view.
Alex didn't care about any of that—the only thing on her mind was making love to Piper. She met her in the middle of the room and wrapped her arms around Piper from behind. She placed tiny kisses behind the blonde's ear and appreciated the moan that rolled from deep within.
"Finally, we're alone," the brunette commented between kisses.
Piper turned in her arms, wrapping her own around Alex's neck. "Finally."
"No pesky little brothers or annoying friends." She grinned. "We can be as loud as we want."
Piper tilted her head. "Is that what you're into—obnoxiously loud sex?"
Her smile broadened as she leaned down for another kiss. "You should feel free to express your pleasure without having to subdue your cries of joy."
She put a hand on Alex's chest and pushed back slightly. "And how, exactly, do you intend to make me…more vocal?"
Alex moved her hands under the blonde's coat, effectively removing it and watching it fall to the floor. She placed her palms on Piper's hips, once again untucking her shirt and finding bare skin seconds later. Alex resumed kissing her lover, more deeply this time, as her fingertips made contact with Piper's breasts.
"Mmm," the blonde mumbled, reaching down to tug Alex's shirt over her head.
As soon as the brunette was free of the garment, she sucked on Piper's neck.
Piper threw her head back, exposing more skin, and shut her eyes. "That feels really good."
With one swift motion, Alex pulled the blonde's sweater off and her mouth flew to her right breast. She bathed Piper's nipple with her tongue and sucked the nub until it was impossible for it to become any harder. Alex did the same with the other nipple, and used her weight to force Piper onto the bed.
She crawled up the blonde's body, kissing her belly, her breasts, and then her mouth. Alex's hands reached between them to unbutton her corduroys and her hand disappeared under the waistband of Piper's underwear.
The blonde bucked into her hand. "Alex," she moaned.
Nothing gave the brunette more pleasure than watching Piper come undone. "I want you to cum for me."
Piper gently pushed Alex's shoulders, indicating where she preferred the brunette's face. "Use your mouth."
Not that she needed an invitation, but Alex welcomed the demand. She rolled down her lover's body, stopping to nip at her toned stomach along the way. When she reached the juncture between Piper's legs, she noticed her bright red, lacey thong. Alex grinned as she tugged Piper's pants all the way off.
Alex rubbed Piper's thighs, and then her hands journeyed under her ass. "Did you buy these for me?"
The blonde smirked. "Do you like them?"
Alex slowly lowered the fabric. "I do." She dove in, nose first, and took a big whiff of Piper's center; a move that was swiftly followed by her tongue.
Once again, Piper's hips jettisoned off the bed, and she moaned. Alex licked around the red underwear, holding the thin fabric to the side as she bathed her lover's pussy with her tongue and lips. She traced one hand up Piper's abdomen until her fingers settled on her left breast. Alex toyed with the blonde's nipple while she continued to lick her center. Not five minutes passed before Piper orgasmed loudly. "Ungh, Alex! Fuck…"
Alex kept sucking her clit with a little more pressure. "Keep going, babe."
"Oh, my God! Alex, fuck!" She writhed beneath the brunette and grabbed a fistful of black hair. "Don't stop! Ungh!"
Alex loved that Piper was screaming for her, and she could feel the wetness pooling in her own underwear.
Piper reached for her as her orgasm subsided, so Alex pulled herself up next to the panting blonde and placed a few kisses on her chest before planting a wet one on her mouth.
"Was that loud enough for you?" Piper smiled.
"That was pretty good," she let out a low laugh and brushed her lover's hair across her forehead. "But I think you could do better than that."
Piper sobered and touched Alex's face. "I love you."
She smiled so wide it must've looked like her face would break. "Love you, too."
The couple dozed off for a few hours, and Piper awakened Alex with kisses on her bare, broad shoulder.
The brunette rolled over, rubbing her eyes. "Is it morning?"
Piper smiled. "No, it's just past 6 p.m. We must've fallen asleep right after we got here."
"I hate adjusting to the time difference." She grabbed her lover's hand. "Are you hungry?"
She put a hand on her tummy. "I am, actually."
Alex scooted off the bed and found the room service menu. She put her glasses on and perused it with her index finger moving down the page. "A burger and fries sounds amazing. Is that alright?"
Piper sat up and stretched, revealing her perky breasts. "Do they have a turkey burger? Or veggie?"
"You going all lean on me, Pipes?" Alex smirked, eying her girlfriend up and down.
"No, I had a hamburger at the Smith cafeteria last night," the blonde confessed, getting out of bed and walking towards her unopened suitcase. She unzipped the bag and pulled out a thin, long sleeved red shirt. She threw it over her head and pulled her blonde hair from the neck of the shirt.
Alex picked up the phone and placed the order, requesting one medium rare burger and one black bean veggie. She also ordered two Heinekens for old time's sake. After hanging up the phone, the brunette sauntered over to her lover. "Why are you putting on clothes?" She placed her hands on Piper's hips, bunching up the red fabric.
The blonde tied her hair in a low ponytail and grinned. "Room service will be here soon, and I don't intend to answer the door naked."
"I'd prefer you naked, so I'll answer the door." She moved behind Piper and wrapped her arms around her waist and rested her chin on the blonde's shoulder as she admired the Manhattan skyline. "This is such a gorgeous city."
Piper covered her lover's arms with her own. "It is."
"I want to live here someday," Alex confessed.
The blonde twisted her head to look at her. "Someday soon?"
"Maybe." She shrugged. "I don't plan to stay in Italy forever."
Piper put a hand on Alex's cheek and kissed her softly on the lips. The brunette pulled back only slightly to gaze into Piper's eyes, and then leaned in to continue the kiss. Piper turned in her lover's arms, putting her fingers on Alex's ass and drawing her closer. The other woman lifted the red shirt over Piper's head and threw it to the side.
"We should close the curtains," the blonde said between kisses.
She shook her head. "Mm mm."
The sun had already set, so the city was lit up with lights from buildings surrounding the hotel. The clear night also produced a swath of stars. There were two lamps on in their hotel room, bathing the space in a soft, cerulean glow.
Piper tilted her head, giving her lover adequate skin to kiss along the column of her neck. "You want people to see us?"
"I don't necessarily want them to see us," she continued kissing along Piper's collarbone. "But I wouldn't mind if they did."
Piper surprised her by shoving her against the large window and crawling down her body. The blonde kissed her stomach as she reached for the armchair to her left. She tugged it over, and then sat in it, throwing Alex's left thigh over a shoulder. She looked up at her lover with a craving in her pupils. "I want them to watch me make love to you."
Alex's hand glided to the blonde's head as it dipped between her legs. "Fuck," she whispered as soon as Piper's tongue touched her clit.
The blonde continued to lick her lover's pussy, opening it with her thumbs as her palms rested on her inner thighs. Piper made sucking noises as she moaned, clearly enjoying the task at hand.
Alex's head flew back, top of her skull resting against the cold glass, and her eyes squeezed shut at the pleasure Piper was providing and the fact that if anyone in the building directly across the street was looking out the window, they were getting a free, hot, lesbian sex show.
"You're going to make me cum, babe," Alex announced unnecessarily. She bucked her hips forward. "That's it. Right there…Piper! Ungh, fuck!" She continued producing deep, guttural sounds as Piper ate her pussy. Alex noticed that the more comfortable her lover became when she went down on her, the more she seemed to love it.
When Alex's orgasm ran its course, Piper stood slowly, bathing her stomach, breast, and then chest with kisses. "I love when you cum in my mouth," she said almost bashfully.
The brunette allowed the full force of her limp body rest against the window as her hands draped over Piper's shoulders. "I love when you go down on me."
The blonde sucked on the skin behind her ear as Alex reached down with one hand to spread her folds. "You're dripping wet, babe."
"Sometimes I think I could cum just by making you have an orgasm," she said between sloppy kisses.
Alex bent over and lifted one of Piper's legs until her foot rested on the seat of the armchair. The brunette pushed her chest lightly, indicating that she wanted her to stay exactly where she was—the front of her body exposed to the window. She swiftly kissed a path down Piper's torso until she was on her knees, face in front of her lover's center. Alex touched her pussy with her long, middle finger, dragging it from her opening to her clit three times, and then pulled her finger to her mouth, sucking it.
"Mmmm," the blonde moaned. She extended one arm, putting her palm flat against the window and the other on top of Alex's head.
"Feels good?" the brunette questioned, dipping her head forward to lick her lover's pussy.
"Fuck…yes." She jutted her hips forward to meet Alex's mouth. "I can see our reflection in the window."
Alex smiled against her center. "How do we look?"
Piper opened her fingers more to get a better grip on her lover's head as she smashed it against her pussy. "Hot."
Knowing that Piper thought they looked hot having sex drove Alex insane with desire. She sped up her motions with her tongue and inserted two fingers into her pussy. She loved the way the blonde tasted and took a second to swallow her juices and lick her lips before diving in to eat her again.
"Yeah, Alex! Right…oh, God! Right there! Oh, God! Alex, I'm cumming!" She verbalized her pleasure loudly, making the brunette even more eager to please. Alex opened her mouth as wide as she could, taking all of her lover's tender pink flesh into her mouth and sucking as forcefully as she could.
Piper's orgasm lasted nearly a minute, and when she was done, she collapsed onto the armchair, gasping for air.
The brunette wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and rested her chin on her lover's thigh. "That was a strong one, babe."
"It might've been my biggest one ever," she admitted, swiping her hand down Alex's cheek with little finesse.
"I think you're right." She smiled, getting off her now aching knees to kiss Piper on the lips. "Wanna take a shower before room service gets here?"
"Together?"
"Of course," Alex said around a laugh.
"Then, yes." She raised her hand to allow the brunette to pull her up. "I think we might've violated this chair."
She drug the blonde into the bathroom by the hand. "Fuck it. I paid enough money for them to get it steam cleaned."
"Maybe I'll tell the front desk agent that on the way out tomorrow," Piper offered.
She smirked. "What, that there might be some pussy juice on the armchair in room 1205?"
"When you put it that way…" Piper laughed as she waited for her lover to turn on the hot water.
They stood under the hot spray together, and the blonde's fingers almost immediately went to Alex's center while her mouth traced a nipple. Alex loved how handsy her lover was even after just having had a powerful orgasm.
"Can I insert another one?" Piper fingered her lover under the warm water until they heard a knock on the door.
The brunette smiled. "Hold that thought." She didn't even dry off—she stepped out of the shower, wrapped herself in a towel, and answered the door. "I'm in the middle of some hot fucking sex. Let me sign the check right here, and you can give me the tray."
The room service attendant's mouth hung open. "Um, ok. Enjoy your meal."
Alex smirked. "Oh, I will."
Their plan to get away for one night worked brilliantly, and Piper's center was sore for the next two days. Alex had fucked the hell out of her twice that night, but the other three times were more making love. At one point when Alex must have thought that the blonde had already gone to sleep, she developed teary eyes and Piper heard her sniffle. That moment negated any question Piper had about Alex's deep love for her.
Diane and Bill were just as curious about Piper's first semester at Smith as they were about Alex's modeling career in Milan. The family spent a copious amount of time together, leaving Alex and Piper very little alone time. They went against their promise to Cal long ago not to kiss in the house, and almost every night, the brunette snuck into Piper's room so that they could have sex and sleep tangled together.
On Christmas morning, Bill, Diane and Cal went to church, but Piper and Alex stayed home. Piper'd had a mild argument with her father about missing the service, but she'd stood her ground. Besides, she needed time to exchange gifts with Alex.
Alex handed her a small, wrapped box. "Merry Christmas, babe."
Piper had insisted that once the family was gone, they'd sit in front of the massive, decorated Douglas fir in the living room to exchange gifts.
The blonde made quick work on the wrapping paper and opened the tiny box. She pulled out a pair of silver and diamond studded olive-leaf earrings. "Alex, they're gorgeous!"
"I'm glad you like them." She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "There's a shop just outside of Milan where this little old, Italian lady makes jewelry. These are one of a kind." Her cheeks flushed. "I could be cheesy and say, 'like you,' but that's not my thing."
"Cheesy's not your thing?" Piper leaned over, placing a hand on her lover's cheek and kissing her delicately.
Alex shook her head. "Mm mm."
"I love them." She kissed her again. "Thank you."
"You're welcome," the brunette whispered with a tender, closed-lip smile.
"Your turn." She reached behind her to grab a red envelope, and then sat on her lover's lap with her back against the base of the sofa.
Alex rubbed her leg. "What's this?"
She wrapped her arms around Alex's neck. "Open it."
The brunette ripped the envelope open carefully and drew out a slip of paper. "It's a plane ticket."
She nodded. "Read it."
"New York to Milan." Alex scanned the ticket as a smile spread like butter across her face. "Are you coming to Italy?"
Piper tilted her head. "I am."
"Oh, my God!" She kissed her hard on the mouth. "This is…when?!"
"I don't know exactly," Piper offered. "It's a refundable ticket during my spring break, but I wanted to check with you to see if you're ok with those dates."
"Of course I am!" She kissed her lover again, this time lowering her to the floor. Alex bathed her face with kisses as the blonde giggled at their joyous, somewhat playful makeout session.
The playfulness subsided and they stared into each other's eyes, each thanking the other for the thoughtful gift. Piper went down on Alex, right on the Oriental rug and under the twinkling lights of the Christmas tree. Although they had to be quick, Piper considered it one of the most tender moments that they'd shared to date.
The night before Alex flew back to Italy, Bill asked that they have a family dinner at home. He grilled steaks, and Diane baked potatoes and made a Caesar salad. Piper and Alex had planned to stay in that night anyway under the guise of catching up on relatively new movies that they hadn't been able to see in Milan or at college.
During the salad course, Cal regaled everyone with experiments he'd already conducted from the Scientific Experiments for Teens book that he'd received for Christmas. Alex wondered if Cal was a short step away from growing marijuana in his room and convincing his dad that it was "just another experiment."
"I wanted to have this family gathering not only to bid farewell to Alex, but also to tell you all some important news." Bill took a sip of wine, and then looked at his smiling girlfriend. "Diane and I decided to make it official."
"We're getting married," Diane exclaimed, holding her hand out for everyone to see the ring.
Piper took Diane's hand to look at the ring. "Congratulations!" She stood to hug each adult.
"Wow, mom, that's great," Alex offered with a smile. She put an arm around her shoulders for a side hug.
Bill poured each of them a tiny glass of wine and held his own for a toast. "I am grateful to Diane for agreeing to be my wife, to my kids for accepting her, and to Alex for allowing me to make her mother happy. Cheers!"
They clinked glasses and the conversation turned to wedding plans. Alex was genuinely happy for her mom, hoping that she'd found a good man, but there was something about Bill that never settled quite right with her. There was also a trigger that set off an alarm that she and Piper would soon be step-sisters, but she dared not mention anything about their relationship at the dinner table.
Later that night, after everyone had gone to sleep, Alex crawled into Piper's bed.
"When our parents marry, does that mean I'll be fucking my step-sister?" she chuckled against the blonde's collarbone.
"Eww!" Piper swatted her away. "Alex, that's disgusting."
"I know." She kissed her cheek and paused for a moment. "Do you think we should tell them about us?"
"No," Piper replied without explanation.
The brunette lifted her brows. "So, what, we're just going to continue being in a secret relationship for years to come?"
"When you move back to the States, we can discuss it," Piper said with conviction. "But there's no sense in telling people about us when you live halfway around the world."
Alex chewed on that as she pulled Piper closer and kissed her on the temple. There was reason in her lover's statement, but she wasn't convinced that living a double life was the best thing for them.
End Book II
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