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"Don't velvet me in that deep, 'I'm-about-to-murder-a-village' voice!" she snapped. There was a shuffling sound, likely her pacing the room. "And thank you for the Wi-Fi, finally! I've been stuck in the 19th century for six hours. But if you think a few bars of internet make up for the fact that you treated my backside like a drum, you are sorely mistaken. You are a mean, addictive, bossy monster, and I am going to eat all the expensive chocolate in your hidden stash. Yes, I found it! Behind the boring history books!
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