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Chapter 199 What Tamsin Asked For

Author: Ryco
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Disaster day one hundred ninety-six December 15

Tamsin didn't ask Pavel to make the road safe.

She asked what stock he could actually set aside, which staffed receiving point his business could use and how much a changed collection would cost. Pavel had nine sound approved packs available for December 16. He could arrange their transfer to a staffed upper yard if Nell accepted the extra handling and current collection window.

The sandworks connection wasn't required for that particular arrangem
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