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“We're running out of time,” I angle my elbow to check my watch. “Approximately 4 minutes before the alarm goes off,” I say. “30 seconds,” David calls out from behind the monitor of the portable home computer that sits on the oak brown nightstand just beside the large double bed. Carlos's bedroom is sufficiently large and surprisingly neatly arranged. The room smells of a sweet lemon fragrance that you can almost taste if you'll just stick out your tongue. But I have no time for that. As I hold the door open, I feel the continuous thud ...
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