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Chapter 8

Auteur: I. Winter
Just a week after life returned to normal, I moved to Block C, where managers and employees lived, as assigned by my agency.

The room wasn't big, but it was clean and facing south.

I picked up the s I'd previously set aside, I tried auditioning again, with producers willing to give me a chance now that I wasn't being canceled by the internet.

I picked a single mother role for a drama series and did good work despite the modest rewards.

During the beginning of filming, I saw Stan at the studi
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