Oh, oh. Oh. That really felt like something. It made everything in Gabe still, just for a moment. Almost at peace. "You speak French," he observed, annoyingly (to himself!) inane.
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Oh, oh. Oh. That really felt like something. It made everything in Gabe still, just for a moment. Almost at peace. "You speak French," he observed, annoyingly (to himself!) inane.