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Cameron suppressed a frown as he flipped the ledgers closed then nodded as he answered, “Of course, as soon as the doors open, we are ready for business. I apologize for the mistaken identity. The sun was at your back and the lights are still off. My assistant was fetching some breakfast from our local market and I assumed it was her.”

The man looked toward the front door as he smilingly said, “No, I certainly understand! One rarely goes shopping for literature at such an odd hour.”

“So how can I help you sir,” Cameron asked as the man continued to stare at the front of the shop.

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The summer had been brutal, with temperatures spiking as high as 103, and Cameron could already hear the wheezing of the air conditioners his neighbors relied on to stay sane. The building he stood in front of was red brick stained gray, brown, and black from years of exhaust. Its front was a series of plate glass windows covered in signs and painted lettering advertising everything from watch repair to fresh pork cutlets.

He stood in front of one of those shops, jangling keys in one hand while sipping coffee with his other, and trying his best to unlock the shop’s security mesh gate without having to set down his cup.

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Even angels fell…

Do not see that as an excuse. It is my heartfelt belief that even the best among humanity can drop from the heights of heaven, perfect in every way, through accident or careless action. That even perfection can end in tragedy, whether of its own creation, or simple chance.

This is what I fear has happened to me. Once I must have been normal, in whatever way any man can be called normal, and lived an ordinary life. Something happened to change it. It began to the west…

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