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41: Pour Some Sugar On Me
Two hours later, I found myself parked at a table in the corner of the first bar I found. I didn’t stop when I walked away from Jack. I’d pushed through the crowd and right out the door. Took a right and followed the sidewalk until I found this place.
Through the window, the Hope River glittered in the moonlight. All I could focus on, though, w
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