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”iknehingslikethatsowell.”shewasa</p>
,generoushostess,e,atarestaurant,</p>
orinaballrootheyhadtasfelloeoneelses</p>
partytdiatelyiressed.shewas</p>
poisedandintelligent,kneoaskquestions,ulddiscuss</p>
politics,butortant,hereo.</p>
”houchdidyouraise””illtallyiofthe</p>
rafflereceipts,butitlookslikeillion.”</p>
”thatsgreat,jill.goodforyou.youstbethrilled.”hewas</p>
pleasedforher,evenifhisvoicedidntshoheiion.shehad</p>
s.</p>
”issedyou,”shesaid.</p>
issedyou,too,heshouldhavebeeosay.butheoo</p>
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stranded.</p>
e,jill.”</p>
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duritravelednstantly.</p>
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graciously.</p>
andshehadheroauses,herownfriends,</p>
andature,givingindividual.helovedthosethingsabout</p>
her.</p>
heespeadehieeled.hewould</p>
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thoughthequestionsoundeddifferentthisti.heuldhaveswo</p>
hesensedfear.itefearthathehadseiortwo</p>
before,oafuturetogether.</p>
usuallyheskirtedtheissuebyblanghisto</p>
betiedtoaoease.orhewouldsay,</p>
”letgetthroughthispatdy</p>
lifeisntoanybigprojectsgoingon.”</p>
thistihesilysaid,”illbebackassoonasi.prayfor</p>
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feariodo.hefelthegrogginessin</p>
hisheadbecaabuzz.</p>
heedtorun,escape,flee.</p>
butthis.asanapartner,hehadaresponsibilityto</p>
theteoddpeoplethatheanddavideloyed.</p>
takiairste,hecrossedthroughthebrickwalled</p>
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