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WHEN I PULLED THE BLUE QUILT FROM MY SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT WIFE, I FOUND HER LEGS COVERED IN BRUISES SHE HAD BEEN HIDING FOR WEEKS, BUT THE OLD PHONE AND SEALED ENVELOPE UNDER OUR BED REVEALED WHY MY OWN MOTHER HAD BEEN TERRIFYING HER INTO SILENCE / Chapter 23 / 31

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