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...ans for our wedding; when I talked about our future at all, in fact. Oh, he tried to hide it, he smiled, but behind the smile, his eyes were hard and cold.
I thought of the ten magpies on the lawn, last night.
No time of joyous bliss for me, then. I'd been happy before all this started. I just hadn't appreciated it.
But... I could be happy again. My children loved me, maybe even Dennis would forgive me, in time. I didn't need to look at magpies anymore.
The manager walked in. I stood. The shake in my voice belied my confidence.
''I'm fine now. I'll just go home.'' I said. ''I'll call the police from there.'
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