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Wow, I've been pretty sick.

And it's been, I've been coughing a lot.

And of course, that's not very good for someone's voice, including mine.

And I kind of moved up to my nose, which is weird.

Usually, you know, it involves the other way around.

So if I sound a little bit nasal, that's why. But I didn't want to

postpone the episode. So here we go. I'll make the best of it.

Raven switched off her phone after reading Natalie's text.

She put it back on the table and looked around the coffee place.

The barista was still working on her latte.

The large clock on the wall reminded her of a train station.

It was ten past eight.

She had no idea what she was supposed to do with this day.

She felt numb one moment and furious the next.

It was hard to make decisions in this state of mind.

Raven did not want to go back to the hotel.

Being in that room now would feel like a prison. Plus, it would be

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