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Chapter Forty-One: Aspen
Anna Bloom and C.J. BlaiseHi all, thank you so much for reading through! This is the end of book one! We have not started the sequel yet, and it will probably be a while before we do. But thank you for reading our story and joining us on this adventure! Onto the next!
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