'' no ! '' shannon arched one eyebrow . '' i 'm not toasting to that . '' '' alright , then . '' julian reached his arm around her shoulder and pulled her close to him on the couch . '' then how about we just toast to beauty ? '' in his expression , she could see that he was telling her the truth , but she did not know how he could possibly think she was beautiful
when he got to the courier , he walked straight to the newsroom , straight to beth 's desk . he did n't know exactly what he was going to do when he got there . he was n't thinking about that , because if he thought about it-if he thought any of this through-he would n't do it . and he needed to do it . more than he needed to do anything , at this moment , on this day , in this lifetime , in this incarnation , on this monday afternoon , lincoln needed to talk to
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'' oh , i 'm sorry to hear that . '' joshua actually did sound sorry but i suspected it was for a different reason . '' no worries . there are plenty of beautiful women out there . i 'm bound to meet another one . '' again , he held my gaze and gave me a quick wink . ethan walked over to chat with other guests that had just arrived and i turned to

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Q: it was a hardy folk that took up residence so close to the whispering trees ; it was no wonder it was said that those who lived near the wood had always lived there , that no casual visitors ever came , and that none ever moved into the village when a family dwindled . after all , who would choose to live at such a dark oppressive border when the rest of the land was full of bounty and sunshine ? that is not to say that there were no other trees apart from the _ ... Fill the blank.
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TEXT: Continue writing the following text: i closed my eyes as he kissed me and as my lips parted ; i could feel in my heart that a whole new life was opening up to us all . when we came up for air , aiden said , '' i forgot one important thing , the contract . '' confused again , and still somewhat light-headed from the kiss i said , '' the
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Problem: SENTENCE: it was n't hawaii she found so relaxing and stimulating . it was being with brand . '' did you say something ? '' ginger asked . '' not really ... i sometimes talk to myself . '' '' i do that myself when i 'm thinking . usually i do it when something 's worrying me . '' '' i was just wondering what 's going to become of me and
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