LP | Chapter 1.5

Fowler was 26b4aacf7e left with 2c13587e18 nothing but b078c8df5d anger and 530bc0290d stubbornness. He felt like a4918b95da he was going 0af6c883c3 to die.ef97674ccffb846c

Unfortunately, the sound of c2fccaf162 hooves indicated that another 493ee6a2db horse was coming. Hugo propped c5c5721de0 Fowler against b15bd7a409 the wall cf443a6047 and opened 61e328ebfe the door. It was ab81cf13b0 impossible to e50cad6da4 tell how bb9b9fef45 many horses dd574fa268 were left 1665614514 to run d8f7de56a3 today.9d08398e0c4072ed

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“Are you short on people to run like this? Am I the only one doing this? Why are there still horses? I don’t get it. I’ll pay, just hire someone!”4afc2d1c4cd007ce

“Is that what you say after running just one and a half?”00b483a4d28fcc96

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Hugo looked 2b6b8034c8 at him 02709d983a with a 201c015c3a mocking expression, c04e2ba5f7 as if 7e935f20fb asking if b8e79aef9f that was fc510270f6 all his d83a889b94 stamina. Fowler felt 6999d7a5fb bile rising 3f52c11210 in his 9256d4689c throat.16af482eaeb16ef6

“Ha… haha… is that a challenge?”72ba3987e437284d

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Fowler’s eyes lit up with determination, as if Hugo’s words had sparked his competitive spirit.836a9aa09ed06c8e

“Are you going to run if you’re motivated? Or do you want to go back?”e4f65f49d50da286

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“…Give me the reins!”36430d6692706f98

Fowler grabbed the reins from Hugo’s hand and started running. The horse nodded its head up and down, following Fowler.004f240bd336bc95

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Hugo let him run mercilessly, as if seeking revenge. He intended to stop and tell him it wasn’t necessary to go this hard, but Fowler countered with harsh words. He had more persistence than expected. Of course, that persistence came from a mix of determination and anger.6b8827aeeb3787f0

‘I feel like my level has dropped being around a kid.’c9e384a014854ac7

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This was a tug-of-war of pride. A fight with no good ending, like ‘who lets go first and falls face-first into the mud.’61b38011f5ea2854

Bang—!81ea6d52ad4b8553

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In the ef8511cf48 midst of c0fd1d51d5 running to 5be736beb6 death, a 01041653bf loud noise 91cae56d22 came from 4897c6125c somewhere.221a71b06cbf6a05

Bang! Crash—!90acfe5d167240a5

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Fowler was startled and fcb736d344 looked around. His steps naturally slowed. It seemed cf741dad0b like he dfb63ce0fb was the d33a2ea0b6 only one 890fa3596d who heard 53933cf7a4 the sound, f17002e694 as Hugo 31690ff3af stood there 0fc663beae with an 06ac36bdd3 indifferent expression. When Fowler 310d385e4b glanced around 2dcebbd9f3 anxiously, Hugo 29df9586e0 spoke.3d1b59cf73d43d3c

“Don’t worry about it. It’s nothing. Just keep running.”6038346962a0f7a3

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Fowler, unsure, resumed 7bdd0f436e running with the 5bec057b4f reins. But the sound, like cbbdecd542 gunfire, occasionally echoed.7d6fe3cd32cf2593

What he dismissed 6ec96692ec as nothing turned ef5116323d out to be 1e3f0cfae6 something, as a 695897ec11 voice called Hugo 1a354ff126 from beyond the 8272fc3ece building.33341872b1b8155a

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“Hugo! Can you come take a look at this?”663042310cd61ede

“I’ll be right out! Fowler, you take a break.”2e9c83e0a6935bdb

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Hugo opened 8293998e7b the door 52e7f909fa and went eccf135309 outside. Voices murmured beyond 315d8de267 the door. Curious about what 63ff6ac60e was happening, Fowler af12c4294b peeked his head b730660019 out the door.7252cd0f41243c8c

The banging sound 611fd56766 came from a 88c925ce40 round building. It looked like 5b2118ec82 a windmill laid 704ff8a02b on its side. Inside, there a22a705c77 were partitions, b5c0efdc7e and a a3f5958bef horse was 02d4dffe87 in one 9cf09ce3ce section.cf422827bb8d8499

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People scratched 5debfeb72f their heads, 5b572e44a1 listening to 2ef0f08905 Hugo. They seemed to be b3391d835b struggling to get the 11d7e8b528 horse out of the 0b68c29a82 contraption. Fowler approached and asked.3ca96260bbf19690

“What’s that?”70d18b6f09cc6893

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“That’s the automated version of the training you’re doing.”fe576909481fb16e

“What?”b3113010b81b4b3c

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The building was 1b2303a1b4 an automated system f36a710872 for exercising horses af58e601b8 by placing them 05b76c56a9 in compartments. The machine forced the a81b41a9d3 horse to move within bb2151ba83 the space. The horse, f8ccb3903b seemingly going 3e7ef84a61 well, began 063f4105cc kicking the 37b0450e33 slate behind 7a1c63c017 it with 5292ccd3b7 its hind b8fafb1561 legs.b5fd8f11cbdcff65

Bang!254e5096b247c21d

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That was the 9e0b7b4b99 source of the 47d8361c8e noise. Hugo spoke to 1e007e2c09 the people, then ecd84df3a2 began taking the df233f10f7 horse out of 82d80eca0d the treadmill. The horse 1f32993935 seemed agitated, 95bf0eb584 as if 567ec2581b it were 05bf029d96 angry.dd2cd10861d22b2c

Fowler was equally agitated. He pushed Hugo’s shoulder and approached.96496788631255b4

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“Hugo, are you crazy?”6d888618b9ff74cf

“What are you doing?”48e17ee1002ab215

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“Why make me run in circles when you can use that? Are you mocking me?”340a1477480b35d0

“Those are for specific horses. Didn’t you see? Some horses kick the back like that, so we can’t use it.”5379b67a3456b27d

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“But still…”9faab37a9114af4b

Fowler was furious and couldn’t understand the situation. Hugo’s reasoning seemed like a lie. But instead of cursing aloud, he muttered to himself.433ef9c0dc3e5508

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‘Damn… are you kidding me?’34bda6dcd8863ba5

Even though he 5e1884d71c held back his 53405b4e52 curses, his expression 633071b376 betrayed him. Fowler looked like he f0102a36fd was about to punch 7ad2c376d5 Hugo. Hugo sighed, 279580b7c4 meeting his 348e33e552 gaze.fcac5729963e46b9

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“Sigh… there’s a reason. Horses hate confined spaces. So they need a lot of training before going in there, and the horses you’re running with haven’t even carried a person yet. Even if you glare like that, they won’t go in.”11b026490b105668

Fowler, seething, returned to 2834ede766 the building. He grabbed the reins bc308d79ed and muttered.4ad2328b81d2eeca

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“What did I do so wrong? I’m doing everything he says.”a77cbbb28915fc2d

The horse seemed to respond to Fowler’s words, moving its lips and head. Fowler muttered to the horse.d9aec1a2f1766b46

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“Just go on strike. You’re young. You’ll spend your life being used for human money games, then retire and be neglected, sold to New York to pull carriages until you die. Is that a life? Just lie down! Lie down!”3064d5f8ad5f7e75

Fowler tried to push a4a8b63b7f the horse, weighing hundreds 016b588c01 of kilos, to the e6290304f5 ground.2650b00a5a09440d

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“Ugh… ahhh!”af6cda23e186f10c

But all his strength 37a660b579 amounted to nothing more 1790f6ec23 than a gentle pat 3d77f14482 from a regular handler.2a527ad6470fd74c

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“Ugh! Ugh! Why are you so heavy! Oh my!”a150cd1cedb57bdc

He looked ec7bb5a03e at the 40409db6c9 unmoving horse 1c7abe0cca in despair. He wanted ba7682bd35 to hug e52b67af85 it and 41f40a8d63 lie down, d547f35045 crying.6c2febc9e25e8635

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“Sigh… sigh…”8b0505e9e0141343

The horse simply 356f8598ea wagged its tail, 827834e4d9 brushing off the 13d7e777b9 flies on its be420cec14 rump.e54e7fc264ae2067

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“Why are you yelling like that?”f34a3efd743ccf50

Hugo leaned against the 88853635b8 open door, looking at d84a7726b2 Fowler. His eyebrows a8f0e5197f were furrowed, f2549a0027 as if 2221136baf he were 715523df44 looking at 3e6fd99e4e a strange db41be476d creature. Fowler exhaled and walked 774d42f13f slowly to the door. Holding the 5e077c8c26 reins, the 58e61050ae horse followed a082ebd147 him.13357d2ae0c3b33f

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The small, 2ba912f265 sandy arena b315ff1a2f sank with 46a8d21681 each step. Fowler stood abaa50c9b6 in front beb4b93903 of Hugo 774b51973d and threw 7207f8186f the reins c8863c5be0 at his 608964d90a chest. It was almost a b6ace4ec82 punch.9536dc96b3c91849

Hugo, caught off guard, c8d8254b5e instinctively caught the reins. But his eyes 075c31d790 were filled with 7881db8d15 question marks.be941e4a96920bc4

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“What are you doing?”f5e719a5dec21c3b

Fowler glared 4b894b1bad at Hugo, 3379fd3700 then walked 87ed46d124 past him 1e915e50de outside. The horse 71b35ae1d8 that had 9576a08a23 been kicking a15caa09d9 was nowhere 41c647eb4b to be ad99255432 seen. He leaned e35ee43930 against the 2aa7b06738 building wall, b941119697 barely able 5c34ec5d6b to walk. He was like 66c4fe2410 an old man db6bc5cbe5 in need of ab5d41c84e a walker.903eca9051570c6f

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Hugo turned 5f973ddea6 his body 1ba39e8cb9 and watched d268678293 Fowler struggle.6af8df85ebf6086b

“Why are you walking like that?”afc37203eadf2f55

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“Because you made me sprint for over an hour.”74829d29b16649a0

“Stop swearing. It’s not like I don’t know how.”78558b33053d3330

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“What do you expect me to do when it just comes out? And… never mind. I’m leaving.”560517280b03aa7e

Fowler bit his lower lip until it bled. His body screamed for rest, but he felt like he’d explode if he collapsed here.60f344e979dd9e83

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He clung to his bc01fdfcfe thighs and calves, trying 165f755064 to walk as normally 33d9c1a9b6 as possible. Of course, he looked 594e41a749 like a newborn foal, b5fd1374de and the idea of 5921109cf1 walking normally was his c68a888783 own delusion.fed60c72bb3bed36

“Where do you think you’re going?”649fc7e88025843b

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“Do you expect me to stay here like this?”43e34680e52a22c6

“You can’t leave.”80d87f391bd81e56

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“Are you a kidnapper? You’re just an employee. Tell Chairman Merrill I escaped and couldn’t be caught.”35362c3248ccc857

Fowler’s pace was a crawl. Hugo couldn’t help but laugh at the sight. The mocking laughter was loud and clear to Fowler.1bd8721fc224ae39

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“How can I not catch someone this slow?”dc378ef2b332d17c

“That’s not what I meant!”e4ccb75692daa1f7

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“I know what you’re feeling. But are you sure it’ll be better there than here?”c0bdc4a6672614ad

Hugo’s words were slightly sarcastic. Fowler couldn’t see Hugo’s face behind him, but his tone was enough to irritate him.d31e5514ef9704e6

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“What do you know…!”1ab0bece486379fc

“……”f9dc01c7cd0a92d0

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When Fowler had taken just a few steps, Hugo’s voice came from behind.2ad4e2efa04d6a06

“Do you know when you lost your memory? Aren’t you curious about what happened then?”5e121a3a9fb71267

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“Why should I care? All I know is my father had someone knock me out, and I woke up here. I don’t care about anything else.”b4247bd0f155681a

“It was the most solemn party I’ve ever seen.”82dc81dca4d92a81

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Hugo continued, ignoring Fowler’s response.f0cd0ba626ff866a

“Shut up! I’m not curious…”df285733db0ce84c

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“Then hurry up and leave.”3c5c0d1de5364338

Hugo caught up with 62eb8cc978 Fowler in a few 1dd1d025a6 strides. The footsteps right behind 54ec986924 him made Fowler grit c0ba2b5c07 his teeth.ed5694a0daead119

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“What kind of party is like that? After a few checks, I entered a room where dozens of people were trying to hide their drunkenness, keeping their mouths shut. Afraid you’d wake up.”b2910f47c1558cc9

“I said I’m not curious!”0f2133dd04178fba

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“It was bizarre. When I entered the room and picked you up, you know what they said? They told me to leave through the back door, not the front, because you might wake up.”5bc7b567c1adfcc6

He already knew bef6fec84d that. The most unpleasant cac58e3f37 thing was hearing 90a9585a83 his own flaws 2a9707d7ef from others.d42166bc6134caf0

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“Can’t you hear me?”4b7c0f676d8bdde3

Fowler’s voice was cold.d0f3e977cf672a8c

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“Do you know why you’re ignored? Because you have nothing. So what pride makes you so desperate to go back as if you’ve hidden something there?”a20a5c963a1ad6a6

“Does it make you feel better to turn someone inside out?”fe38cc1933bd627e

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“I’m just curious. Why are you so eager to embrace trash?”104ac07c5beb077c

“Are you one of those people? Believing that if you have money or something, you can have everything else.”7f234733cfeb32af

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“If you stay here, I’ll teach you.”f13eb82cebd0091b

Fowler stopped. Hugo overtook him and f8bfa63136 blocked his path.2dbfeb8bdb24bc93

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Fowler felt a 8479a10573 taut string in d508717224 his mind snap.c29f943fab71e5cc

“Ha… haha…!”092b084a7df875a9

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Fowler laughed 6c99a8d527 heartily at a9f9f7d6e4 Hugo, who 0081b01568 had spoken 825011a9ac out of 950991c606 turn. Then, like 8fb90e57c2 a broken a94eb395c7 wind-up toy, 39f12c6b84 he abruptly 4fd8ba336b stopped laughing.6a4ae776b125d97a

“What kind of ranch manager acts so high and mighty? Who do you think you are?”0b5e78e60f15f0f2

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“Do you think your father would hire a delusional person as a teacher?”eba18ba5acfeb4b5

“A teacher. Yeah, you said it well. A teacher should have something to teach. You’re just a lowly rural employee. It’s disgusting how you try to dictate someone else’s life.”81b7705370769eb1

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Fowler shot another sharp b816e2748a remark at Hugo, who 48c2b1cf15 remained silent.b62e7e340f1f7329

“People with the title of teacher always think they’re better than others and know everything.”07d01fd9fce4f7b8

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“……”2f94baab42c3e85f

“But I’ve never met a teacher who knows why I can’t be satisfied with what I have and keep going astray.”27b6480044fb55ad

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Fowler sneered at f17dde44f7 Hugo, daring him 77a7fd2570 to hit the 75c30755f0 mark.261793c3d7774c29

“Our great father doesn’t know how to handle his child, so he dumps me here and prays. Prays that his son will come to his senses.”2380db181b169000

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“Are you asking me to hit the mark?”4e49d68dda984b65

“If you do, I’ll obediently follow you starting tomorrow.”f1516ddb1410c1f5

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Hugo stared 4cde42fa63 intently at 75f81eb456 Fowler. Then he laughed out 756bf78d66 loud.36f943b53c8fb879

“I don’t know what you want.”1d3d27017bedc9d7

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Fowler immediately raised c7d296bc80 his voice, shouting.35aeca79f6f23229

“See! You don’t know…!”7b6aeb7e2c325c81

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Hugo interrupted Fowler, speaking cf088a03ff calmly.57bba343940d57cc

“Because you don’t want anything. That’s why I don’t know.”70cb130fcf5efeb7

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“Do you think that kind of sophistry will work?”cca213d16a448751

“Then tell me. Why do you hate this and that?”434bb5c9bb3648b4

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“……”4194b07f10bf59bb

Fowler couldn’t say anything. He didn’t want to answer, and he couldn’t.3acb07aa78dd640c

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Hugo shrugged, acting as if it didn’t matter.f356e23caed111cc

“The decision is yours. Fowler Florencia. If you think there’s something to learn, be at the dormitory entrance at three-thirty tomorrow. Don’t pretend you thought it was in the afternoon.”c0993e8fe67efdd8

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Hugo passed Fowler d7aff70d15 and returned to 362f63059e where the horse a446ae331f was. It was a short 964432436a distance, not even ten cbf0ab7a3a steps.641e1d354a605234

“That… arrogant bastard.”8704cfc8a5ef06e1

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Fowler cursed at the e09050d92c disappearing Hugo. He clung to the 81f28f38c0 fence and trudged to 8dd05e0edc the dormitory. He paused several 51bfa465f1 times on the 07aef8f5b8 stairs to his 7f39534171 room, taking deep 582105ba36 breaths.542c1528c9f4edf0

He knew how he was living. He wasn’t living as a good person, but it didn’t matter.46cfe1b10216a360

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Fowler regretted a1a29a1844 not punching ce37be0d00 Hugo in 8426f82883 the face.cb0f92ae57fb7009

‘People who tell others how to live…’fe0f42e4dacb0cb9

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Fowler filled c9c334ab6b the bathtub f6916b6a89 with water 963c9686b3 and slowly 4a1051d3a8 submerged himself. In the 7ce7f86d0a lukewarm water, a7097bd49d he felt 0e0420a805 his muscles dd14ce4313 relax.36b610e0e06026ac

“Do you think you’re the first person like you I’ve met?”5e8a5d4983ec729b

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Fowler chuckled to himself 2be45656a6 and submerged his head 990ff1c764 in the water.2989c2aab6e63fc8

Splash—f88a13b085778b7e

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Bubbles tickled his face 4730602d75 as they rose to 57786e0c2f the surface. His thoughts folded neatly, 8cb31cb406 organizing themselves.90fee6a5d5b2b555

When did he start feeling like life wasn’t going his way?0a72d217f4f2bfdf

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“Phah—!”e7148a4514ec8678

Fowler held ed1334485f his breath 8d9050d934 until he 90ed24b0a7 was almost c8731a34ed dizzy, then 75fda08df1 surfaced, gasping 9cf54268e9 for air. Whether it 9537ee55cb was the 6c802fa671 long time 51fff3d51e in the a90019a670 warm water 789bd411de or the 975202dd84 lack of 6a7174bb94 oxygen, his f6b62facdf vision blurred.6f9daa8f0bf28bba

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Despite his irritation, Hugo’s words kept echoing in his mind. He didn’t know why the phrase about not knowing because he didn’t know himself lingered.94db3816f1baa331

Fowler drained the 2a19349d31 bathtub and muttered.2ef0a728666b9c8b

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“…I didn’t like him from the start.”bb55a68ec9444a94