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2024-10-29 19:42:56Steve was still in a daze when he received a call from an unknown number. He contemplated ignoring it but he was a public servant and could not afford to miss important calls.
Hello
This is Jerome, please don’t drop it’s about Az.
What about her?
You need to come to Jolly island, she needs you.
You really think I’m an idiot. He had no proof but suspected that Jerome was the person inciting violence against him in the dark web chat.
Look man you have no reason to trust me, I can’t even believe that I’m calling you but this is important.
Az has my number, she will call if she needs me.
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