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CHAPTER 71

Author: Daniel Paul
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Echoes Of The History

" Adrian, can I ask you something?" Flora's voice quivered as she leaned in, her voice softer than usual.

" Sure, Flora. What's it?" Adrian's voice was soft, conservative yet open.

Flora dithered before speaking," Do you ever wonder about where we all came from? I mean not what we have done, but who we were before everything."

Vincent, harkening in from the table next to them, cut in," You are getting philosophical now? I allowed us to be busy waging our wars out then."

Flora smiled noiselessly," I am not being deep, Vincent. It's just occasionally I hear the ghosts of my history bruting in the gloamings. They remind me of a time when I was a little child, floundering to understand everything."

Lorne moaned," Ghosts, yeah? Okay, also go ahead and tell us your ghost story."

Flora let out a deep breath, her eyes far down." Fine, if you are each set to take a walk down memory lane, also hear.

She took a slow breath." I flash back sitting in the corner of our old liv
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