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September 25, 2023 20:56
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42. All the Things I Never Said
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94.3%
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#FFB
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isn’t a novel with a happy ending. I saved you, because you are all I care about and you were all I could manage. Do you understand me?”
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September 25, 2023 20:52
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40. To Wake in Another World
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89.9%
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#FFB
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She held his steady gaze, waiting for the bomb to hit the ground between them.
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September 25, 2023 20:49
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39. Vows in the Dark
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86.7%
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#FFB
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“I think you and I are simply better together, Kitt,”
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September 25, 2023 20:41
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37. The Crime of Joy
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78.5%
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#FFB
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It’s not a crime to feel joy, even when things seem hopeless. Iris, look at me. You deserve all the happiness in the world. And I intend to see that you have it.”
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September 25, 2023 20:36
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35. The Hill That Almost Bested Iris
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74.1%
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#FFB
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I would much rather read what you write. Even if they aren’t letters to me.”
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September 25, 2023 20:34
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35. The Hill That Almost Bested Iris
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73.8%
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#FFB
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“If I tell you anything else today, you’ll grow tired of me.”
“Impossible,” he whispered.
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September 25, 2023 20:17
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33. The Snow in Kitt’s Bag
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69.7%
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#FFB
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I love you, Iris.
And I want you to see me. I want you to know me. Through the smoke and the firelight and kilometers that once dwelled between us.
Do you see me?
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September 25, 2023 20:12
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32. Smoke in Her Eyes
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66.1%
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#FFB
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“I’m needed elsewhere, but I’ll find you, Kitt. When this is over, I’ll find you, all right?”
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September 25, 2023 20:12
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32. Smoke in Her Eyes
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65.6%
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#FFB
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and sharing a bed and the gradual sense of melting into each other. Their names would be entwined—Roman and Iris or Winnow and Kitt because could you truly have one without the other?—and they would write on their typewriters and ruthlessly edit each other’s pieces and read books by candlelight at night.
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September 25, 2023 20:12
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32. Smoke in Her Eyes
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65.6%
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#FFB
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She wanted him. Leaving him behind in the trenches wasn’t even a possibility.
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September 25, 2023 20:11
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32. Smoke in Her Eyes
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65.5%
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#FFB
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They would have the chance to grow old together, year by year. They would be friends until they both finally acknowledged the truth. And they would have everything that other couples had—the arguments and the hand-holding in the market and the gradual exploration of their bodies and the birthday celebrations and the journeys to new cities and the living as one
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September 25, 2023 20:08
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31. Western Wind
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64.9%
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#FFB
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His grip on her tightened just before the explosion blew them apart.
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September 25, 2023 02:24
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29. The Sycamore Platoon
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61.1%
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#FFB
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I want to know your hopes and your dreams. I want to know
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September 25, 2023 01:52
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29. The Sycamore Platoon
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58.4%
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#FFB
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She unfortunately had to sit on Roman Kitt’s lap, nearly all the way to the front lines.
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Unfortunately?
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September 25, 2023 01:32
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26. Outshine
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53.7%
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#FFB
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She thought of Carver, but she fell asleep to the metallic song of Roman Kitt’s typing.
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September 25, 2023 01:27
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25. Collision
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50.8%
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#FFB
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It was Roman Confounded Kitt
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September 25, 2023 01:22
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23. Champagne & Blood
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47.8%
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#FFB
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Damn, he was proud of her
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September 25, 2023 01:20
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23. Champagne & Blood
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46.7%
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#FFB
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Attie would go, then.
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Uh oh
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September 25, 2023 01:16
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22. To Make Iridescent
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44.9%
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#FFB
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Carver. Iris let his name wash through her before she whispered it into the shadows of her bedroom.
“Carver.”
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That’s his middle name
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September 25, 2023 01:08
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21. Knight Errant or Rogue
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43.8%
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#FFB
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I’ll be here, waiting for whenever you’re ready to see me.
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September 24, 2023 02:59
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15. The Third Alouette
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31.9%
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#FFB
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It isn’t the wardrobes connecting us. It’s our typewriters.
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So what about the third?
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September 24, 2023 02:56
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15. The Third Alouette
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29.4%
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#FFB
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You wanted to throw away years of your life studying literature at university
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September 24, 2023 02:55
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13. An Unfair Advantage
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27.7%
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#FFB
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“Don’t go, Iris,” he said.
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September 24, 2023 02:54
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13. An Unfair Advantage
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26.8%
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#FFB
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“Winnow’s mother passed away a few days ago. She’s grieving, and she needs more time.”
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September 24, 2023 02:52
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12. A Shadow You Carry
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25.2%
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#FFB
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You are not alone
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September 24, 2023 02:52
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12. A Shadow You Carry
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25.2%
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#FFB
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Because you are not alone. Not in your fear or your grief or your hopes or your dreams.
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September 24, 2023 02:51
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12. A Shadow You Carry
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25.1%
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#FFB
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Not even for a moment would I trade my pain to erase Del’s life.
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September 24, 2023 02:51
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12. A Shadow You Carry
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24.5%
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#FFB
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I had a little sister once.
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September 24, 2023 02:50
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12. A Shadow You Carry
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23.8%
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#FFB
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Sometimes I’m afraid to love other people.
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September 24, 2023 02:49
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10. Station Nine
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22.3%
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#FFB
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sheet and the gash on her face
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September 24, 2023 02:49
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10. Station Nine
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22.1%
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#FFB
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Aster looked like she was sleeping, save for the crooked way she rested beneath a
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September 24, 2023 02:48
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9. One Piece of Armor
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21.4%
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#FFB
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One person. One piece of armor. I’ll strive for this.
Thank you.
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September 24, 2023 02:48
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9. One Piece of Armor
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21.2%
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#FFB
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am destined to always be at war within myself.
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September 24, 2023 02:47
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9. One Piece of Armor
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21.1%
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#FFB
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But if I’ve learned anything from those fools, it’s that to be vulnerable is a strength most of us fear.
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September 24, 2023 02:47
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9. One Piece of Armor
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21.1%
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#FFB
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I love the words I write until I soon realize how much I hate them, as if
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September 24, 2023 02:41
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8. A Sandwich with an Old Soul
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19.7%
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#FFB
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She hadn’t anticipated Roman Condescending Kitt ever apologizing to her
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September 24, 2023 02:39
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8. A Sandwich with an Old Soul
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18.6%
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#FFB
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Roman Coddled Kitt was engaged
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September 24, 2023 02:38
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8. A Sandwich with an Old Soul
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18.4%
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#FFB
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“Kitt and I are like fire and ice. I think we’d probably kill each other if we had to be in the same room for too long. And besides, he’s never looked at me in that way. You know what I mean?”
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September 24, 2023 02:35
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6. Dinner with People You Love (or Don’t)
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15.8%
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#FFB
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He thought of the small grave in the garden, a headstone he could hardly endure to visit
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September 24, 2023 02:35
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6. Dinner with People You Love (or Don’t)
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15.6%
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#FFB
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“We’ve arranged a marriage between you and Miss Little,” Mr. Kitt announced.
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September 24, 2023 02:31
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6. Dinner with People You Love (or Don’t)
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13.9%
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#FFB
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“Let me guess. He’s young, handsome, suave, and knows you write better than him, so he’s doing all he can to distract and worry you.”
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September 22, 2023 18:53
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4. Dustbin Revelations
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11.8%
|
#FFB
|
But just in case you were wondering … I’ll gladly read whatever you write.
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September 22, 2023 18:51
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4. Dustbin Revelations
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11.0%
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#FFB
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By the vulnerability in her letters, Roman knew Iris had no inkling her words had found their way into her rival’s hands.
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September 22, 2023 14:50
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3. Missing Myths
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9.3%
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#FFB
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Iris began to describe the image from the paper—wings, talons, teeth.
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Skyhunter vibes???
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September 22, 2023 14:23
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2. Words for Forest
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7.7%
|
#FFB
|
This isn’t Forest
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September 22, 2023 13:50
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Prologue
|
2.0%
|
#FFB
|
Just in case you didn’t know … you are by far the best sister I’ve ever had. I’m so proud of you.
And I’ll be home before you know it, Little Flower.
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