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The Bottom Line
He rang this morning to say that he would be half an hour late. Now,
that’s a first. He’s always on the dot or, more likely, early. He’ll make it up to
me, for the lost wages, he said...
Love and Doubles
From where I am sitting I can see a woman. She is slouching in a
wicker chair. Yet her body does not appear relaxed...
Lilith
‘Wow’, he thought as he opened the door of his hotel room. Her chestnut coloured
hair was longer than on the pictures on her website and she had a kind smile...
First
Words of Love
Anna gets off the tram at the last stop. From this point on, people continue either by bus or on foot. Her fellow passengers cram into a bus shelter; she sets on a journey uphill. She walks fast; there is purpose in every step she makes...
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