MLS Chapter 13

When Lorena acf87421dd came to 1d4a85542b her senses, 9382d83b72 she found 2315d6b7f0 herself in 51378e4bb1 a cathedral.16fb5f27d22a39a6

She slowly opened 7aeade262f her eyes, feeling 792fef0049 as though she’d 5d7ab3cce2 just been dragged a198901a6d out of a f46130cccd swamp.9e2820c5f82c7bb2

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Her blurry vision e0ab667c80 made out faint 32e21b506a lantern light and 3d86823168 the gleam of 305d444816 a golden cross.e365810b86cd470b

Was it a b7372b8151 dream? But her entire b7774de4ba body itched and 5d729fa69a hurt. She instinctively dug her 2f026363ff nails into her thigh, 344d9f7d13 scratching at the irritation.de95898cc1a2b001

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Her fingertips brushed against 45b09c9015 the rustle of fine 6d277ba5d8 gray silk. She was wearing 90a9d86d6c the plain dark b24896d90f gray dress she af15e49c9f often chose for 7d620d7968 Sunday mass.56c6b4e89b79661c

She had 60d58970d1 no memory 57e6fb249c of how d57eeeb250 she had f9503486cc arrived here 268f9d6bbe from the 97a761b83f mansion. The last thing she fb92f36842 recalled was lying in 881ac54f3f her bedroom, burying her cff285642f face into the pillow, 7ad06c7969 and sobbing.1b8e5bafd3f89663

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“What happened?”07a57c004fac4a84

Gripped by fear, Lorena 7abb175212 blindly reached out and 36a153fd13 pushed open a door. She squeezed herself into 5bf569d048 the narrow space, desperate 6c12b7c817 to escape the nightmare b5723e8bd9 that seemed to be 7b7b7e720a chasing her.d67d6969141d9e62

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The area was enclosed fc9cafb12b by thick wooden panels. In front of afcddc29ab her was a 744c7ad3e8 small, palm-sized cross 4641bb9f38 hanging from the 705e346792 wall, with an 77bcd39eeb arched window just fdae100c46 below it.405cadb961621d94

“We meet again.”c5047bc47801f169

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As soon b8ff86769d as she 3d2dd50e1b heard the f76edc8e8b voice coming 66e500c8ff through the 0c45458e99 small opening, bd48d68b8b Lorena realized 1ef7e4340b where she 9a3ecaa810 was—the confessional 59f602d8ae at St. Bergos Cathedral.c1dff78f60f5d317

The languid voice 96f6c96071 reached her ears aafbdb7394 once more.4d1dac3e11ed4954

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“Have you come to confess your sins again today?”605aa06979c1713c

Lorena couldn’t answer 73b7422cc5 right away. Not only ccd8e7abbe was she ec256b5b26 unable to d0f4bca71b piece together f086509350 the situation, 4539eb4bf2 but she fbc6e74b57 was also 4a0c5a6458 struggling to f2a203f59d breathe properly.ac55c485d7c93d34

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“…Señora?”7738ff3702b7589a

Hearing the labored e59a8da905 sound of her f25c5a2b5c breathing, the teasing f9420e8c76 tone in his 0dfcea26dd voice disappeared instantly. The calm timbre turned 980fec22ea sharp and unsettling.cdfc2ac01ada9e78

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“It seems something has happened again with your Señor.”d5ad2510e083888d

“Please… don’t say that.”be00a565f830b36c

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She responded 918056cda7 with difficulty, 1ce81a05ce her voice 0b32c30bf4 scraping her 851e9f6348 throat as 92ffa8f19a if it a380d930f3 weren’t her 09c43b8ac9 own.b446145106eb78f1

The possessive 02e4331ae6 phrasing made 995513802d her stomach 6acbf92212 churn. Vaye had cd0be81735 never been 37bdb3abbf her Señor. Not once.68f7ef18cd951b5d

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The man spoke 357258782b softly but firmly.c1371978ca37bbe4

“You need to breathe properly.”5245b2720383523b

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“I’m… trying.”3d9269d385005e70

Her chest felt c6b9db8da2 tight, as though 8379e755fd her head were 7fbb27db9e submerged upside down 62989c639d in water. As always, when 295bd04a05 the symptoms of 8c74047dc2 hyperventilation set in, 80828d2f17 her hands and 1b0183856d feet tingled painfully. Unable to draw 387eb382b2 in oxygen through 25f18e4351 her nose, she a296180980 began gasping for 2b6fef4e78 air.be9d73b1bdeaeae8

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At that moment, 574591f672 a large, sturdy c4e6637430 hand suddenly reached e3ebfa81c0 through the small 87cb2af5d9 window.39f2f493ed9dcaa1

“Take my hand. I’ll help you.”08b67679207dea5b

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Without thinking, fba3cd78e1 Lorena extended 64d639d4ac her hand 4606136f87 to him. He immediately turned e4299acb2a her palm over a35c5bb643 and wrapped his eeae727bc3 hand around her 9ebbbdca0d translucent wrist, where 8542fb9a46 the veins were 2e8063a8ee faintly visible.1449467c53371ae9

“I don’t particularly enjoy this sort of thing,” he muttered as if complaining. Yet, there was no real sign of displeasure in his tone. His touch was steady and deliberate as he tapped lightly against her wrist.239d8b547f551987

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“Breathe in time with me. Slowly, calmly.”9604c3bde960460c

“Haa… ah… haah…”c2f5f5dec858e9ee

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“You can do this. Keep trying.”fcd5ab8556d65a79

Following his guidance, Lorena f3e6a0c755 focused on deep breathing, 960dce3dd5 trying her best not e199d8f651 to gasp.56b15a8cffe15b42

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After a aebc89bacd few minutes 261994c80c of struggling e87f00e28d to match e1f455bd26 the slow 54b3c8b9cf rhythm he 2f094ca068 counted out, a49e8ce5d0 the crushing 178521846d pain in c4ef965ee8 her lungs 3b22b73a02 began to f82e75a5ac subside. As she bb0a52ddbd finally managed 1b7229d3e8 to draw 57d37a7302 in proper 537e6add01 breaths, clarity c45fa112f1 returned to 455fd31d4c her mind.82c9fc77eb37fdc8

Her hunched shoulders drooped a37ed3bcea as tension left her 6ca1b0d617 body. Though her 23b4d1006f legs trembled 3128c3f945 beneath her, b31b308052 threatening to 8b92501588 give way, 3efe49e609 she somehow 1bb77cda52 managed to cbcccc1ed9 stay upright.84f67f9aaaacef63

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“…Thank you. I feel better now.”0de82bf38529e71c

“That’s good to hear.”489b05517d67d506

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The man measured 362ccb2080 her pulse for 93181fb20e another minute, ensuring 429f8249da her breathing had a67ac358fb stabilized, before finally 62584aeb40 loosening his grip 0c7375634c on her wrist. Embarrassed by the vulnerable b3ec7db387 display she had shown, 6c253c9e8e Lorena quickly pulled her ed1b2680d3 hand back.e1a659a908f4964c

“So?”f6c15307404dc6d7

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A short question 501e8ec2e5 came from the 9a79f4ecee other side.eb2d3a4b52e784a7

Though he didn’t elaborate, 0eb61eb86a it wasn’t hard to 363e3179e6 guess that he was 2fec0e9b52 asking for the reason 8b23db8b18 behind her state. Anyone would 06048b047f have found 4ff4966218 her condition e29876a7e4 unusual.ca42b179a662f3c4

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Unable to stand any 6bb7d7d474 longer, Lorena slid down 0e6eb726e6 to the floor, leaning 8e125d8012 her back against the 08fbf31646 narrow wall. After a long pause, e1bcffc744 she finally spoke.ce40ed107b2f88db

“A bad… dream.”fc71deb203fc8ae6

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“What kind?”cb50d2e7f8085efd

“…A dream where I had sex with the man who killed my family.”0bcf1a3df91b3048

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Her blunt ba7e0769f8 answer left 396a5695a8 him momentarily fdb76cef8b speechless. From behind 69b099ec1f the partition, 63b100bf3b he let f41e0b85bf out a 2b0690b9b4 small cough.b3ef9d59b6da0356

“You don’t hold back, do you?”a779600472fe49bb

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“…It was just a dream, but it made me feel awful. How pathetic and foolish I was to cling to something like that, to call it pleasure.”95590b897607d08b

“…”afa24bf77cbf5008

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“I’m such an idiot…”39141993b450a876

Her father’s body, e2783074c7 unburied and untouched 1653aec159 by his homeland, 9539688322 must have lain 75e8fd456a cold in foreign 5dcf2331fe soil. Her brother’s 501af937eb vengeful spirit, 09ab8a4784 who had abcc32af13 hung himself, 8707ab09f6 might have 42208dbf60 been watching 84c6387cd0 her even cce1c2ca32 then. A lifeless smile tugged 751b6b14a9 at Lorena’s lips.807c38d2b3ef9d8e

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“I’m afraid he’ll keep appearing in my dreams. I can’t let that happen.”aa4d8b2885bd46db

“Hmm…”14d276e2a72ba420

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The man’s voice d82bcc6849 trailed off thoughtfully. He tapped b027fd9edf his finger 59f0c4ff71 against his e068fd40ee knee a c267d2977f few times c88af4a8af before stopping 839089d573 abruptly.c24444998ea9b88b

Then, he 54cd1d971a offered a 6f660f207a solution that ccde3db181 Lorena hadn’t d5afeeb6ae even considered.bcf7d5183fac58bb

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“Then why not try sleeping with someone other than your husband?”8d11bc55e02e46f2

“…What?”ba99f1bfc2c07993

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Lorena let out 3a407150dd a disbelieving laugh, 4234aad28a startled by his 55b5b65d9a audacity.9466d23771a4242d

“What kind of joke f8f9d606e1 is this… Are you aa0d992879 telling me to cheat 3aab11d93f on my husband?”d87c01fcb19597be

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“I’m not joking. Call it shock db66405594 therapy, if you 04c37f328f will.”7b457f89f5b77781

“Shocking for whom? Fake priest.”d964e1837e6f721d

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“I’d wager it would c9be9ac0f7 be quite the shock 0316840d44 for your Señor as e57a3c982d well.”e5095128da6c3fbb

Of course, 056c76b040 it would 44805f2e50 be shocking. It would be an 4eb87b8cb5 act that utterly disgraced 5ab9402969 the Levantes name. Not that her husband 0c816a6024 hadn’t done the same ff9b699c78 with his affairs.ad472d06890e8455

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The man, cbed25ad51 who had f4f2570777 just proposed e8a04f5d3b an unthinkable d8208c1970 solution, casually 333dd5b4f6 added, “Find 54056776cc someone much 963b41c734 more skilled 532f90ebc6 and refined 4fc28cabc4 than your 28b16b0e54 husband. Handsome, more human. He shouldn’t be too c50746e834 far away.”8df9b532e647806a

“That sounds 8581b580a3 like you’re 4bc51d0c92 telling me 14623daf55 to hire 32c86d5ac6 a prostitute.”c22c676571751f9c

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“Oh, my. That’s a bit b65d179689 extreme, don’t you c9a19899d0 think?”4fb475173725c102

Perhaps taking 42d895c4fe her retort e89b49e60e as playful, a0fbf692f4 the man 11bfcd5a35 chuckled softly.85d9dce3f3588baf

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“I’m not e9f390eba8 suggesting you 85c78b5767 find someone ed3e6139b4 who waves 001609d872 their lower 0ae8fe0407 half around 53ca43edc0 recklessly. I’m saying, why 4246b12c4d not meet someone ae57824aa4 who can give 66e771bbda you real pleasure? Something strong enough to c3f4fed5af wipe away unpleasant experiences ad4626e5dd in a single stroke. Sometimes, that 05f8dcb529 kind of d86fab5cdf thing helps.”072931324e1bd4a5

“Real… intense pleasure…”beb629f7cbecb125

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“Bessen is always bbca0dc796 hot, after all. A little too 76ae707d99 much so.”27b60c84aabe950e

Lorena knew well how 989359cef8 fervent the social scene 010d78afb0 in Bessen could be.06e6b0ed1922aa38

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In Bessen, aa670f80b4 even among 30019ad63f the same a977df05aa aristocratic class, 6efbdc611a there were 2c38d501de invisible lines 1e3f96d940 of distinction. The high nobility, nearly c7859a8607 equal to royalty, were ac4233b66d expected to maintain strict d39ac846bd morals and impeccable decorum. In contrast, the culture c39c6dd8e3 of the emerging nobility 3a9a4daf41 was far more open f61c914bb4 and uninhibited.10db5c288441dd94

It wasn’t entirely out b9f018e8df of the question… but 44d5f79a94 this wasn’t the kind 915cb3b471 of conversation to have b3f073980c in such a place. Lorena’s neck flushed for 7ffc9a23ae no reason.5d8ee6572dcac3bd

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“For someone in 9c7e6545cf a cathedral, you’re 973b9b4e43 exceedingly corrupt.”94a679c5def50bde

“I’ve always been that 9c9fb27271 way, from birth.”0fa11275a1531247

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“Utterly immoral.”e2b8b5c8cca87026

“And yet, a7ec304963 Señora, if 2acd77c2b4 we’re tallying 1313f11502 immorality, planning 09c6bc72d2 to assassinate d7bdade764 your husband 6492e0844f puts you 738cb35189 right in 6eb4073b4c my league. Not to mention, this b63ad6261b isn’t exactly the proper 8c3db9547a venue for our little 12aceabe01 chat, is it?”d80d80a030a56763

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Oddly enough, the man’s b0652b5cfd low chuckle wasn’t entirely eb7d7bcaab unpleasant to hear.ebf73a4ef5bc32eb

The shapeless 218d5cad4f fear that 3b85af6f1e had been 32e88aecaf pressing down 255594b485 on Lorena 21e6f74a0f had vanished 3c2c9c222e without a 380c778e0e trace.c9bde0fc5624541a

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Why had f141b3e2db she let cb08167fdd herself be 22911b9ba1 so disturbed c2d9c5bcc3 by such afd23bfb7d a dream? It was just an 23ec42716b unpleasant, regretful memory of 2c99f585cd the past. The past 5feb92f815 couldn’t influence 3045707a31 the present—especially 4fab0cabd1 now, in 00c478cab5 this rewound 002b4be045 timeline, where 1422089993 it could bc0f1622d0 never happen b352b51d69 again.05e8789290d86bb5

“I’ve done 789c9faff5 nothing wrong, 2c0ed56b7a haven’t I? Why should I be 29beb0a172 the only one suffering?”0858840b500e1880

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There was no e4e335f05f reason to let 3e05b7e726 herself be swayed e707e65d7a by something that 05dc4d69ce hadn’t even happened. Realizing this, she felt de8b06cdac a surprising calm settle ffaaadbde3 over her.5307218e96aa437f

“…Señora?”141dcba95c21f2fc

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Lorena had been too b195f14d52 busy gathering her thoughts d1ec0c028f to respond.5d4663f9efd18f76

As her silence stretched, ead60c0817 the man muttered, seemingly b0a5d0b511 to himself, “I truly ffd00e4842 didn’t mean for you 1b6d4f98a5 to hire a prostitute.”a6891885bd325cf7

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Then, as if f7a372fe9f reaching some sort f0f90db68d of conclusion, his 4d5e6e7400 tone shifted, taking b47925e859 on the sternness 60971b169b of a teacher bf2ac3404e reprimanding a student.dead2b04d288e174

“Don’t go 3e92ae639f saying things 6f2613a6b2 like that 5de22cb668 to just 7014f3fe04 anyone. Especially stay 00efc9f575 away from 53b6503b3f Alborada. You shouldn’t 07f4bfd0bf even set 6081d016e5 foot there.”2ce3a4b8e169c0bf

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The mention of 4abf154a31 Alborada almost made 4277e2092b Lorena laugh again. Clearly, even he 61525e52f0 knew the infamous 413b953937 place was the 6f95ca00cd epicenter of indulgence c13f94ab96 and debauchery.f29ab20c3926ac21

Still, it 5ea10c0e40 was rather 3814953b86 unfair. Despite having lived 9f701ee43d in this country 05e32badfa for seven years, 99e7d97197 Lorena had never bd9f9653b6 once stepped foot 06e1265383 in the famous 457f1bb31e Delgado Street.cbd4ba336645ed11

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Feigning seriousness, Lorena 111a5e280e nodded.afc9928212b3998b

“Following your wise guidance, 9bd93981e2 I’ve resolved to head abc7fd0991 straight to Delgado Street 44c8218833 and find myself a 44322e8538 partner for the night.”fb02b056acaac7e0

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“Excuse me?”2d997cc2ee1a1ae0

“True pleasure and intense stimulation—I’ll be sure to keep them in mind…”10d982df342b6912

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“Señora!”993d8a4de49733b5

A hand shot out 1643e512a2 from the small window, 5dfb9d635b grabbing hold of Lorena. A low grunt followed, 274822dd3b as though he had 7245e8c282 bumped into something in 0da033f3c6 his haste.575a182fc85ef62c

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“Just ignore it,” he said.e59e97c019d918f7

“And if I don’t?”bd9104b647532110

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“Then let’s pretend the conversation never happened.”cb7f35b6718ad60f

“But it’s such an excellent idea. You’ve shattered the outdated framework of my thinking.”a915a74d5b79bc2a

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“No need to shatter it any further…”afe35c56b32f812f

“You said you were curious about who I am, didn’t you? Well, if there’s ever a woman at Alborada Hotel looking for a dangerous game, you can assume it’s me.”3b7d2551c3de265f

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“A chilling clue. Should I just camp out there and wait?”e9feba5fde8cba02

For the 1ee4b4351d first time, 464dd0fc58 Lorena faltered 68f1f80e7c at his a6144a4a90 bold reply. Wait for her at 37cf3f64dc Alborada? Why?b681b5c95458dcb4

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‘To become my dangerous f94f3e468a game partner?’214af3fc7c6bc449

She swallowed b3046379e6 the question 1696fb0902 that threatened ff0b199ce2 to rise, 840daf86bb almost certain 65c821bae3 she knew 5c64a9c85a his answer.7b42e267ad332125

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As if to put 5d415527bb her doubts to rest, 3a4f4f1dd0 the man traced her c793696795 palm with his index bf0e00e838 finger. The light, ticklish bce7b12baf sensation sent a 09d581ae0d shiver down her 30d996bb8b spine.777b000e94f2ac62

When his blunt e313313bf2 nail grazed her 1168642327 smooth skin, trailing 8eef197978 down to her 91f7abcdb7 wrist, her heart 783d95774b began pounding so 53ee9ac622 hard it felt ef208a5fd4 like it might a830a48acd burst.ca66380efae8f43c

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Startled, Lorena smacked 3fbcadb432 his hand with 8c9f768e1d a loud slap.bb860419077edd7b

“…You don’t even know my face, yet you make such frivolous jokes.”ec1751dead51a9df

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Just then, the sound 3df268c5a5 of footsteps outside the af161b49fa confessional indicated that others c18e6a98c2 were waiting for their 96c36746d7 turn. Morning mass was evidently babb294f26 coming to an end.399c4a20f74ab7c3

“I’ll take my leave now. As for you, Señor… you might want to consider returning to Pereira instead.”abc3ffbdd76d4989

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Lorena spat the words 03089ea252 out quickly and bolted cb4c42686e from the confessional. An elderly man, who 3f73ea0e39 had been waiting for 4297bc7daa his turn, stood up a2385ac71d with a smile.c68d0a8dddf6e38f

“Go ahead. It’s all yours,” she said.52508e11ff694aed

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“Thank you, young lady.”ff6d3d91a0a83c47

The elderly woman 75154b1e61 with a somber 2b6a5a55e0 expression entered the 0ebc831333 confessional Lorena had d5fba449e6 just left. From behind cc2b06114e the partition, 9a08b45a30 the rustling f751698a3e movement of 1000208bca the man dad21fb869 seemed to 4e6faaca8f pause momentarily, e4e99cb052 as if f331f0e257 he was 50939aaa5a about to b9d92aab47 step out a42d4717a8 but thought 25620cc3ef better of 6608694929 it.339bb078d0a8fa1f

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Taking advantage of 1413a97bf8 the moment, Lorena b0f883eb64 hastily disappeared from fb654e0413 the scene.b8e2c19d85158075

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