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“What?" my partner asked suddenly. I jumped, guilty at having been caught staring. But, hell, I thought, might as well ask. "Are you two--you know?" I made a vaguely obscene gesture with my fingers. He stopped walking so fast I was shocked he didn't get whiplash. "What?" I waved toward the building. "You and Shandi." Instead of answering, he threw his head back and brayed like the jackass he was.”

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Book:Cursed Moon
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