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CHAPTER 55: A PILLAR OF DOUBT
Kali laughed as Ember continued panther on about her attractive former teaching assistant. Samuel had gone off somewhere, and Ember took her from one group to another, making introductions and catching up with old friends. Kali had only stepped away for ten minutes to get something to drink when Ember joined her, agitated and fiery by the bar. She spent the next five minutes ranting about her college professor.
"Teaching assistant." Ember corrected. "He was a teaching assistant."
“Fine. Did you guys get off on the wrong foot when you met in Germany?”
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