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(not much) but you were warned. :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OxShineOx/754942/ Flawless&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chapter four&nbsp;&nbsp;That night, Riley sat at thepiano chair staring at the keys before her with her hands in her lap. Shelooked fragile, almost broken, as she sat silently by herself. Muta sat perchedby the win.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/OxShineOx/741072/ Flawless&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chapter three&nbsp;&nbsp;The next day, Jennifer walked with her friends; the eccentric event from the day before all but forgotten. The memory of it was still fresh in her mind, but she was determined not to let it get to her. 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