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Copyright © Alex Lake 2015
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Ebook Edition © JULY 2015 ISBN: 9780008150907
Version 2018-11-09
To my three musketeers: O, F and A
Contents
Chapter 1: Life Is Complicated
Chapter 13: Legal Questions, Moral Questions
It was easier than you had expected. The girl came without complaint. You spotted her as she left the school, alone, looking around, clearly bereft