He had a gut feeling that the money had come from Saudi Arabia, but he had no proof. Jase fretted about the situation for a while and finally decided ...to ask Bill and Suzy Ardmore, the data researchers at GPD headquarters, to see what they could come up with.It took a lot of digging through the records by the GPD computers, but they eventually came up with a connection to a cabal among some super-rich Saudis. The men were so high in the Saudi hierarchy that they couldn't simply disappear without. I said "yea I'm not getting involved in this" and went up to my room. Moments later i heard some yelling from both parties, and some crying from Bailey. Then i heard her run upstairs franticly crying. I let out a long sigh and knew i had to go comfort her in SOME way shape or form. After my dad had left for his midnight shift at work, i went over to my sisters door and knocked softly. I heard no answer, just some shuffling. I knocked again and said "Hey Bailey its me, open up" I hear some more. ”“More Grey and Upfield?”“No. I thought Malouf’s Ransom. It’s a reimagining of the Iliad that follows the relationship between two grieving men at war: Achilles and Priam. It came out years ago, but I’ve not read it.”“I’ve read some of his poetry.”“I bought Ransom when I was in the CBD a week or ten days ago.”“Just frittering away our resources!”“Absolutely! Think of what my paperbacks run compared to your art books!” He reached over and tickled her. “But I’ll take out the difference in. Eddie and Barbara both got up the next morning at 6:30am. Eddie first swaggered out to the kitchen to make some coffee. His girlfriend followed soon after, her thick light brown hair a mess. Her sleepy face gave Eddie a kiss and then a smile.She walked over to the kitchen pantry to get the box of cereal. The morning ritual had Eddie drinking his coffee while Barbara ate her cereal. She opened the door, hesitated, and pulled out the box of Marshmallow Pizzazz."Oh, what's this?" she asked in a.
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