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Then I realize from the hollow sound of her gun's click that her gun isn't loaded. Apparently she just wants to slap me around with it.

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Marie Lu
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 11
Author
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Gun
Realize
Wants
Click
Realizing
Clicks
Sound
Slap
Around
Loaded
Hollow
Apparently

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