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"Come on. He dropped a heavy hand on my back, between my shoulder blades, and my breath stalled.I was effectively silenced by his touch. Perhaps that was why he did it. Not many people would blame him and probably wished they wielded that kind of power over me."
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"We all talk to ourselves. Those we call mad just talk a little louder."

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