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theyfatherstasteforextravagantparties,itdidjustthatalsteveryarblefireplace,ale.</p>

alargeslidingglassdooropeoaseint,peppers,andarohatneverreallytook.hassanandiusedtocallit“theo.”</p>

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hassaalkedabouthisther,asifshedneverexisted.ialedabouther,abouteether.didheaetoneday,fathershousetoilitarybarrae.sa,andcalledhassan.</p>

“hey,you”hesaid.“iknowyou.”</p>