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Ninety-Four
And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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When I reach the turn I had to take, a hand reaches out and pushes me by the shoulder against the wall. I hit it with a gasp, the air leaving my chest in a messed-up heave. My head hits the wall, a small cracking sound echoing against the hall. Black spots fill the sides of my eyes and I blink them away, trying my hardest to focus on the person in front of me. I feel something drip at the back of my head. I didn’t need to look back to know that it’s blood. My blood. The part of my head that hit the wall was throbbing and giving me a headache. Blinking, I focus on the hand that was on my shoulder. It was squeezing me roughly, makin
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