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...I ran out of stock around midnight and dropped by a place, got some Chinese. I hoped he meant takeout.

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Karen Chance
Age: 25
Born: 2000
Born: January 1
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Orlando
Florida
Around
Hoped
Dropped
Midnight
Ran
Stock
Chinese
Meant
Place

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