Drabblecast 34 – The Suit

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Drabblecast 34 – The Suit

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Oct 21, 2007

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I watched him traverse the crowded room. He seemed physically different. It was not his attire, for that was unchanged. He was in the same ice-cream white suit….

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Oct 21, 2007

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Drabblecast 34 – The Suit

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