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Chapter 19

Author: Larry Moose
last update publish date: 2025-06-21 09:00:13
The invitation taunts me from its place against the wine glass, too many possibilities folded inside its fine paper. The view from my windows is a cruel reminder of my dual existence, city lights and shadows merging until I can’t tell where the world ends and I begin. I pace the apartment, my reflec
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