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“I know how it is, he said, his tone shifting. Voice warm and low. Intimate again. You like it this way. Sneaking around. And it seemed to me he was offering a way out, and so I shrugged, nodded. Say nothing more, he said, reaching for me. Saved from having to explain, I kissed him to stop talk, to stop thought.”

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Book:Thirst for Salt
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