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Chapter 96: A Normal Night For Vale
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Vale:
“Put her in the car!”..........
The voice was muffled and almost demonic in tone…or maybe that was how I envisioned it as I heard a cold whip against my ear….”Finally, I’ll be rid of you for good.”
I was paralyzed by the words….by the distorted memory of my death. I could not recall much but the physicality of it all. Or the lack thereof.
I couldn’t move. I could hardly feel or even mutter a word.
“I cannot wai…..ore for you, gopher
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