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CHAP 17: RUMORS
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I lifted my other leg above my head and rested it on the Yellowstone wall after feeling satisfied from stretching the other, a thing I usually do before starting a heavy activity.
"Are you just going to stare at me or you plan to join me?" I blurted out upon noticing Lexter's eyes were on me.
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