The floor rose toward me. Dante caught me before my knees struck the tile. I fought him with every fragment of strength left in my body.The floor rose toward me. Dante caught me before my knees struck the tile. I fought him with every fragment of strength left in my body.

life permits, I had written, but I need to tell you that our child exists. I will not ask for money or protection. I am asking you to meet me as the man who drank terrible coffee with me in the linen office.
At the bottom, I had written the date and time.
Dante never came because Victor had placed the letter inside a locked drawer.
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