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chapter 59-Whar Zero Means

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The news went through the foundation on a Thursday morning.

At nine, Sandra sent one message to everyone.

Zero gray circles.

Diane called at nine-fifteen. She had spoken to the Scottish woman that morning, the one who had stopped looking for her daughter because someone in authority had told her to stop, and then lied to her about what had happened.

“She didn't give up,” Diane said. “She was deceived.”

Her daughter was Grace. She was nine years old and living in Norway with a family who loved h
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