listen<\/a> to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA part of me is wondering why I’m even bothering with this novel if I’m not going to do anything with it. I might do something with the characters in the future but the story itself is stupid as hell. That’s what I get for pantsing the thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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