"I don't mean literally," he says, reflexively glancing at the door to make sure that Jillie isn't standing there, that she didn't hear him say that. "Just...Yeah. There's a lot of anger in it."
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"I don't mean literally," he says, reflexively glancing at the door to make sure that Jillie isn't standing there, that she didn't hear him say that. "Just...Yeah. There's a lot of anger in it."