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By the time the last few notes fade, his hope will be restored, but each time he's force to resort to the Adagio it becomes harder, and he knows its effect is finite. There are only a certain number of Adagios left in him, and he will not recklessly spend this precious currency.

Steven Galloway

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Steven Galloway
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 13
Novelist
Vancouver
British Columbia
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