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CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY- SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
A medium-built pleasing-to-the-eye man picked his way through the piles of drifting snow on the streets of Old Montreal. He turned the collar of his tan overcoat up around his reddening ears and lowered his head against the wind. He had found a pay phone and called in, but had been informed it was Christmas Eve, and he should hang loose for the next few days. After years of working in the field, of being alone, he had forgotten it was Christmas, not that it mattered to him.
Walking past a bright neon sign above a door, PETE’S BAR OPEN, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned and walked in. He hung his coat on a wooden wall peg, stamped the snow from his shoes, and sat down beside an attractive woman sitting alone on one of the barstools.
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Her eyes filled with tears as she answered, "That's a good idea; I know I need to visit my grandmother." Struggling with her emotions, she said it wouldn't take her very long to dress and pack her bags.
Returning in exactly a half hour, he found her ready. He did a quick search of the room. They gathered their bags, and he quietly closed the door behind them as they left.
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