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📖First Chapter: Mercy of the Iron Scepter Book One of Stele Prophecy Pentalogy #firstchapter

Title: Mercy of the Iron Scepter Author: Randy C. Dockens Publisher: Carpenter’s Son Publishing Publication Date: 01-Feb-2019 Pages: 450 Genre: Christian Fiction After Kalem lives through the death of his brother by the hand of the King which occurred over a decade ago, he is now torn. Two prophecies stand before him. The one he wholeheartedly believes in places his life in danger just as it had for his brother. The other is safer but requires him to live a lie.Kalem, an archaeologist, has unearthed steles which tell of a prophecy about a coming Overtaker who will oust the current king and bring everyone total freedom avoiding a coming
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📖First Chapter: Blazing Upheaval by Karen Charles #firstchapter

Title: Blazing Upheaval Author: Karen Charles Publisher: BookBaby Publication Date: July 25, 2024 Pages: 172 Genre: Thriller In the heart of the tumultuous Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, a dedicated teacher finds herself thrust into a hazardous situation. Struggling to navigate the chaos and reach safety on the freeway, she faces dangerous obstacles that jeopardize her life. An unexpected rescue during a brutal attack plunges her, her family, and two other families into a chilling series of enigmatic events and escalating violence. As the city grapples with unrest, they are entangled in a web of mysteries swiftly building in intensity. In the turmoil, their bonds of family, loyalty,
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📖First Chapter: The Beauty of Tribulation by J.A. Cox #firstchapter

Title: The Beauty of Tribulation Author: J.A. Cox Publisher: J.A. Cox Publication Date: August 28, 2020 Pages: 98 Genre: Christian Nonfiction The Beauty of Tribulation was written to provide answers based upon scripture to help us understand things such as: At the root of it, the greatest purpose is to depict the beauty of our painful, frustrating, and most hopeless moments when we allow God to complete the work he is trying to accomplish through them. As you turn the pages of this book you will be taken on a journey that will delve you deep into the tribulation process and come away with a firm understanding of it,
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📖First Chapter: The Flying Barons of Negriponte #firstchapter

Title: The Flying Barons of Negriponte Author: James Calbraith Publisher: Flying Squid Publication Date: September 20, 2023 Pages: 134 Genre: Historical Fantasy/Candlepunk They killed her father. They took her ship. But nothing will stop Ikaria’s vengeance. Forty years since Constantinople fell to the Venetian flying citadels, high-altitude Aether racing is the favoured pastime of bored, wealthy Latin nobles. Ikaria, proud daughter of a legendary Aether engineer and one of the best racing pilots in the Aegean, is determined to uncover the truth behind her father’s mysterious disappearance at the end of the last Grande Regatta of Negriponte. Driven by the thirst of vengeance and pursuit of engineering excellence in
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📖First Chapter: Better Safe Than Sorry by Mike Martin #firstchapter

Title: Better Safe Than Sorry Author: Mike Martin Publisher: Ottawa Press and Publishing Publication Date: May 10, 2024 Pages: 251 Genre: Mystery Winston Windflower is (sort of) enjoying his retirement from the RCMP in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, happily spending time with his young family, but feeling a little restless. Corporal Eddie Tizzard is running the Marystown detachment and struggling with the demands of the role while his own family grows. When a new kind of drug threatens the community, a body (the wrong body) is found dead in a hearse, and then another drug-connected mysterious death occurs, Tizzard knows he’s dealing with a deadly menace in their quiet, close-knit
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📖First Chapter: The First Girl by Jennifer Chase #firstchapter

Title: The First Girl: Detective Katie Scott Book 11 Author: Jennifer Chase Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: December 19, 2023 Pages: 354 Genre: Crime Fiction/Thriller The cold night breeze slams the barn door shut with a sickening crash. The girl curled in the corner wakes with a start. Her gold butterfly necklace catches the pale moonlight as she clutches it tight, thinking of her family. Will she ever escape? Or is this the last face she’ll ever see? Detective Katie Scott stares in horror at what she and her service dog Cisco have discovered: seven shallow graves, the bodies of young women each wrapped carefully in a blanket and buried
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  • May 4, 2024
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📖First Chapter: Is Truth Stranger Than Fiction by JB Miller #firstchapter

Title: Is Truth Stranger Than Fiction? You Decide… Author: JB Miller Publisher: JB Miller Publication Date: April 3, 2024 Pages: 145 Genre: Mystery In Is Truth Stranger than Fiction . . . You Decide, J.B. Miller takes readers on a captivating journey through the world of storytelling. The three stories in volume one explore the fascinating intersection of fact and fiction. With her trademark wit, Miller poses thought-provoking questions about the nature of reality, the power of imagination, and the enduring appeal of a well-told tale.  Each story is a mystery for the reader to decide. Is it truth or is it fiction? Hint: There is truth in every
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  • April 3, 2024
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📖First Chapter: Raising the Dead by Jayne Lisbeth #firstchapter

Title: Raising the Dead Author: Jayne Lisbeth Publisher: Austin Macauley, U.K. Publication Date: August 15, 2023 Pages: 330 Genre: Paranormal Fiction / Supernatural / Mystery A naive 20-year old bride, Emeline,  is grief stricken after the deaths of her beloved parents. She believes she has made a grave error in moving with her husband 3000 miles from her beloved California Delta childhood home to Charles Town, Virginia, to be closer to her husband, Randy’s,  mother. Emeline is bereft in sorrow, marooned in grief until a mysterious woman, Felicity,  wanders into her life and changes her world forever.  When Felicity disappears as mysteriously as she arrived, Emeline is determined to
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📖First Chapter: I Will Ruin You by Emilio Corsetti III #firstchapter

I Will Ruin You: The Twisted Truth Behind the Kit Martin Murder Trial Emilio Corsetti III 420 pp. True Crime Moments before boarding a passenger flight on 11 May 2019 as the first officer, pilot Christian “Kit” Martin, a former army ranger, was arrested by a swarm of heavily armed officers for the murders of three of his neighbors. The arrest captured global attention as Martin’s mugshot, clad in a pilot’s uniform, spread across the internet, sparking a media firestorm with headlines such as “Monster in the Cockpit.” A combat helicopter pilot, Kit Martin had seen his life unravel after seeking a divorce. His wife’s threatening words, “If you leave
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  • March 31, 2024
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📖First Chapter: The Edison Enigma by Thomas White #firstchapter

The Edison Enigma Thomas White 196 pp. Scifi/Mystery Edison, a Chicago physicist, manages to successfully transport an object through time. Almost immediately following this success Dr. Edison is shut out of the facility and told by benefactor Raphael Barrington, to take a vacation. He is contacted by Don Rivendell, a grizzled old man with a secret. Rivendell explains to Tom that he is not the first person to discover time travel. Someone else went back and changed history by saving a young girl from dying in an internal combustion engine explosion. Dr. Edison is tasked with going back and fixing history. He travels back to 1904 to find the
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📖First Chapter: Urbex Predator by Jens Boele #firstchapter

. Urbex Predator Jens Boele 394 pp. Horror / Thriller A relic from the Cold War, the old barracks beckon photographers, influencers, and adventurers, shrouded in secrets and peril. Nela and Tess dare the eerie ruins for their photography thesis, while Zander, Yelka, Vivien, and Damon embark on a simultaneous shoot. Amid the abandoned shadows, Yelka’s group runs into Steven and his ruthless gang, initially outsmarting them. Yet, Nela and Tess fall victim to a nightfall ambush, escaping but torn apart. As adrenaline courses through the gang, they stalk Yelka and her friends, unleashing a relentless manhunt. Vivien becomes their captive, setting off a chain reaction. Tess encounters Damon
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First Chapter: The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel by Evy Journey #firstchapter

The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel Evy Journey   360 pp. Women’s Fiction / Historical Fiction / Mystery A young woman of Asian/American parentage has lived in seven different countries and is anxious to find a place she could call home. An unusual sale of rare medieval manuscripts sends her and Nathan—an art journalist who moonlights as a doctor—on a quest into the dark world of stolen art.  For Clarissa, these ancient manuscripts elicit cherished memories of children’s picture books her mother read to her, nourishing a passion for art.  When their earnest search for clues whisper of old thieves and lead to the unexpected, they raise more questions about
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  • January 11, 2024
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First Chapter: Going There: Tales from the Riviera and Beyond by Donna Fletcher Crow #firstchapter

Going There: Tales from the Riviera and Beyond Donna Fletcher Crow   152 pp. Travel Memoir In the summer of 2021 my daughter-in-law and I slipped through a brief window of sanity in a world driven mad by the Covid pandemic. Our purpose was to see my granddaughter Jane to a summer program in Monaco, then back to her ballet school in Switzerland. In spite of restrictions, protests, and nail-biting worries, the result was a marvelous experience. I invited characters from my mystery series to join me in my imagination and have their own adventures in each setting. Their encounters are: Nice: “The Crime of Passion”; St Tropez: “The
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First Chapter: A Gateway to Hope by E.C. Jackson

A Gateway to Hope E.C. Jackson   296 pp. Inspirational Romance Twenty-one-year-old Neka is a bit of an introvert, she also happens to be stunningly beautiful. When she discovers her friend James is about to be dumped, she sees the perfect opportunity to escape from her quiet life. Can she summon the courage to leave it all behind? James Copley comes from a ruthless family. It’s rubbed off. Years ago, he disengaged from his brother’s smear campaign, but now his father has offered him an ultimatum, “Get married or lose your seat at the table.” Plotting to stamp his design on the family business, he proposes to a woman,
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First Chapter: Once Upon a Christmas Castle by Virginia Barlow

Once Upon a Christmas Castle Virginia Barlow   276 pp. Holiday Romance Lady Rosalind Chatham journeys with her family to Weston Castle to wed an ancient earl on Christmas day. Yearning for true love, she falls for the duke, her stepfather’s cousin, while preparing her nuptials. Lady Rosalind entrances the Duke of Weston. Concerned for her future with the tempestuous earl, he can’t afford to get involved. The fines and scandal will be too great for a man of his wealth and power. When the truth comes to light, and he almost loses her forever, he finds he cannot afford to give less than his whole heart. What Critics
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  • November 2, 2023
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First Chapter: Her Dying Kiss by Jennifer Chase

Her Dying Kiss: Detective Katie Scott Book 10 Jennifer Chase 370 pp. Crime Thriller She wakes to the dawn light streaming through the window and rolls over to whisper good morning to her fiancé. But panic floods her veins. His side of the bed is empty and cold. Blood trails towards the open door. All trace of him is gone… It’s been one month since Detective Katie Scott’s fiancé, Chad, went missing without a trace. Devastated Katie is still working tirelessly day and night to track down the love of her life, barely sleeping and chasing every new lead. But now the case has gone cold. When the body
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  • September 4, 2023
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First Chapter: Tropical Scandal by David Myles Robinson

Tropical Scandal David Myles Robinson 291 pp. Legal Thriller / Suspense / Mystery When Pancho McMartin, Honolulu’s top criminal defense attorney, takes on the case of Dayton Kalama, a young drug dealer accused of murdering his grandmother (tutu), Pancho is faced with a daunting amount of evidence pointing squarely at Dayton. But as Pancho, together with his private investigator, Drew Tulafono, gradually pull back the layers of deceit, they begin to uncover hints at what is beginning to look like the biggest scandal ever to hit Hawaii’s legal community. This book is pure fiction, but is inspired by true, scandalous events which shook Honolulu’s legal community to its core.  
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  • August 20, 2023
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First Chapter: Home Rule: Book III of The Tribal Wars by Stella Atrium #FirstChapter @SAtriumwrites

Title: Home Rule: Book 3 of The Tribal Wars Author: Stella Atrium Publisher: Stella Atrium Writes LLC Pages: 458 Genre: Science Fiction   In Book 3 of the award-winning series, photojournalist Hershel Henry witnesses the loss by self-torching of tribal women. The Madquii and Gora tribes have laid siege to the city of Urbyd, and Brianna Miller must seek a peace treaty.     Kelly Osborn travels to Stargate Junction to set the wedding of ambassador Otieno. Hershel Henry opens a gazette to report on pending elections for home rule, but then shocking events upset their plans.      Get your copy at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/BoC44QT91N. Chapter One – from Herschel Henry Dkar was
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  • July 18, 2023
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First Chapter: The Adversary Chronicles: The Luciferian Plague (Book 4) by Randy C. Dockens #FirstChapter @randycdockens

Title: The Luciferian Plague (The Adversary Chronicles Book 4) Author: Randy C. Dockens Publisher: Carpenter’s Son Publishing Pages: 368 Genre: Christian Science Fiction   A plague with the power to change biblical prophecy! Lucifer has hijacked a new technology that is believed to be the next step in mankind’s evolution to living longer and healthier. Yet, his agenda is somewhat more nefarious: developing a plague that targets those of Jewish descent.     His plan has huge spiritual ramifications and brings Bible prophecy to the brink of being a mere fairytale. Can what the Bible teaches be changed to fit a new agenda? Or do the prophecies in the Bible
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  • July 18, 2023
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First Chapter: The Adversary Chronicles: The Defining Curse (Book 3) by Randy C. Dockens #FirstChapter @randycdockens

Title: The Defining Curse (The Adversary Chronicles Book 3) Author: Randy C. Dockens Publisher: Carpenter’s Son Publishing Pages: 300 Genre: Christian Science Fiction Lucifer causes a curse that could change mankind’s destiny. The prophet Jeremiah announces a curse which states the descendants of the Jewish King Jehoiachin will not become king of Judah and that Jehoiachin will be put in prison in Babylon. Lucifer tries to use this curse to change the prophecy of the coming Messiah while at the same time the archangel Mikael works to defeat Lucifer’s plans by aiding the prophet Daniel to alter Jehoiachin’s destiny. Can either accomplish this feat when Babylon is the heart
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  • July 18, 2023
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First Chapter: The Adversary Chronicles: The Holy Grail of Babylon (Book 2) by Randy C. Dockens #FirstChapter @randycdockens

Title: The Holy Grail of Babylon (The Adversary Chronicles Book 2) Author: Randy C. Dockens Publisher: Carpenter’s Son Publishing Pages: 300 Genre: Christian Science Fiction Lucifer is preparing for his ultimate reign.  And he has a plan literally out of this world for creating the perfect human who can influence and dominate the earth so he can come to power and rule all. Since the time of the Tower of Babel he has been scheming by creating a planet in a time dilation field where advances in human genetics can be faster than here on earth. A few have arisen to stop his plan at all costs. This involves
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First Chapter: The Adversary Chronicles: Rebellion in the Stones of Fire (Book 1) by Randy C. Dockens #FirstChapter @randycdockens

Title: Rebellion in the Stones of Fire (The Adversary Chronicles Book 1) Author: Randy C. Dockens Publisher: Carpenter’s Son Publishing Pages: 320 Genre: Christian Science Fiction He has many names: Lucifer, Satan, Devil, Adversary. Come read how he falls from the highest of places to where he is today. Understand the conflict that starts in Heaven and how it extends to Earth. See everything through the eyes of Mikael, the Captain of the Lord’s Hosts: from the beginning of the universe, the initial rebellion, creation of time, the Garden of Eden, and up through the time of Noah and the Flood. Get a different perspective on these events that
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  • June 29, 2023
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First Chapter: Come To Me: A Devotional for Healing From Hurt by Amy W. Vogel #FirstChapter @amywvogel

Title: Come To Me: A Devotional for Healing From Hurt Author: Amy W. Vogel Publisher: AW Vogel Publishing Pages: 123 Genre: Nonfiction / Christian From the author of Third Person: 30 Days with the Holy Spirit comes a unique devotional experience. Come to Me stands out with messages from one particular passage, Matthew 11:28-30. It is an invitation by Jesus to those who are hurting, with a promise to bring hope, soul-level rest, and a new vision of wholeness to those experiencing the wounds of life. Jesus meets us right where we are, and through this collection of personal reflections, time-tested spiritual practices, and new ways to imagine God
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  • June 7, 2023
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First Chapter: Hush Hush City by Jo Denning #FirstChapter @jo_denning

Title: Hush Hush City Author: Jo Denning Publisher: Leabhar & Fola Publishing House Pages: 330 Genre: Fantasy Romance Cruel Prince meets Law & Order in Hush Hush City, the thrilling sequel to Dead Blood City and second installment in the Saoirse Reilly series! Saoirse Reilly, police detective and wayward psychic, is still reeling from the events of Dead Blood City. Her lies are piling up but there’s no time to deal. She and her loved ones are in danger once again. While investigating the murder of a Boston blueblood, Reilly is drawn into a supernatural power struggle centuries in the making. Ancient monsters are prowling the streets and Domenico
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First Chapter: Larimar: Gem of the Sea by Christine E. Schulze

Title: Larimar: Gem of the Sea Author: Christine E. Schulze Publisher: KDP Publishing Pages: 140 Genre: YA | Fantasy A Fearless captain and a mysterious girl who walks on water. An underwater city and a destined deadly curse. What could possibly go wrong? Captain Jorah is renowned for being one of the youngest explorers to ever sail Zephyrian waters. He’s also notorious for landing his crew in situations they hadn’t counted on, involving man-eating mermaids and other dangerous misadventures. When Jorah decides to search for the legendary underwater City of Larimar, he doesn’t account for the quest that follows. After being rescued from shipwreck by a mysterious young woman
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  • May 1, 2023
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First Chapter: Fateful Connections by Karen Charles

Title: Fateful Connections Author: Karen Charles Publisher: Bookbaby Pages: 91 Genre: Thriller Fateful Connections tells the story of four people brought together by the tragic events of 9/11 in the United States. These four individuals were attending a conference in Seattle, Washington, and found it nearly impossible to make it back to their homes, which were scattered across the country. They decide to rent a car and drive together, as they cannot get any flights home. As rental cars are also impossible to come upon, they find a friend who has access to a repossessed car, which he is willing to rent out. Unbeknownst to the friends, the rightful
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First Chapter: The Hollow Men (Ghost Hunter Series Book 1) by Peter J. White

The Hollow Men (Ghost Hunter Series Book 1) Peter J. White Self/English Unlimited LLC 496 Paranormal Vigilante Justice Thrillers / Classic Horror When the ghostly victims of a small-town crime lord find him, ex-special forces soldier Max Sinclair realizes the only road to peace is to serve them the justice they crave. But the Bannister clan has tentacles that reach from Eastern Washington into Mexico, trafficking women across the border and into their brothels. Haunted by visions of the dead, Max burns a swath through the Bannister empire, doing his best to set the dead free, but odds are he’ll be joining them before he’s done. The Hollow Men
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First Chapter: Crossing A Fine Line: The McKay Series Book 5 by W.L. Brooks

Walking a Fine Line W.L. Brooks The Wild Rose Press 314 Romantic Suspense Fletcher J. McKay has been shot, driven insane, and tortured by a madman, so what’s one more psycho coming after her? But this foe’s disturbing attempts to extinguish Fletch’s light leave her shaken. Running out of options, she must consort with the enemy. Fletcher is undoubtedly Sheriff Noah Reed’s nemesis. Their discord began with an irrevocable outcome of an unforeseeable trauma, but duty demands he keeps her safe. The closer he gets, the more his loathing turns to lust. Devastated by loss, Fletcher agrees to go into Noah’s protective custody. Passion takes them across the boundaries
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  • March 31, 2023
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First Chapter: The Shade Under the Mango Tree: Between Two Worlds Book 5 by Evy Journey

The Shade Under the Mango Tree: Between Two Worlds Book 5 Evy Journey Sojourner Books 288 pages Women’s Fiction / Cultural Heritage Fiction After two heartbreaking losses, Luna wants adventure. Something and somewhere very different from the affluent, sheltered home in California and Hawaii where she grew up. An adventure in which she can also make some difference. She ends up in place steeped in an ancient culture and a deadly history. Raised by her grandmother in a Honolulu suburb, she moves to her parents’ home in California at thirteen and meets her brothers for the first time. Grandma persuades her to write a journal whenever she’s lonely or
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📚 First Chapter: The Code by Sean Keefer #FirstChapter #ChapterOne

Warm. Wet. Gone. Warm. Wet. Gone.   This sensation. I knew it. No. Wait. Did I?   Warm. Wet. Gone. Warm. Wet. Gone. This was no good. This wasn’t sleeping. I needed to go back to sleep. But… Again. Warm. Wet. Gone. Warm. Wet. Gone. I didn’t want to wake up. It was too early on a Sunday. A late Saturday night. Friends. Did I meet anyone? No. Drinks? Yes, drinks. Not too many drinks. Maybe too many drinks.  What was this? Who was this? Warm. Wet. Gone. Warm. Wet. Gone. Wait.  Oh, that’s right. Austin.  I was in bed with Austin.  Austin was demanding attention. Immediate attention. As the light
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