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2024-10-29 19:42:56When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going.
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The hairs at the back of my neck rose.
Biting my lower lip, I glance up towards Gloc. He wasn’t even looking at me, he was looking at the entrance in front of us. Not that you could call it an entrance. Much like the place where Runa had given me a haircut, it was just a wall. On the first time you look at it, it was nothing but ordinary. However, when you take a closer look, you could see that it was just like one of those things that are hidden in plain sight. He was right, you can’t just trust everything at Azure. Everything really was just in face value.
“Yeah,” Gloc starts, his voice hoarse like he hadn’t had a good drink in months. &
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