The Nine Rings of Hell: 九层地狱

okay,no1ookaທtyoursheetofpapernotmuchisit?

casemethodo1ogy

2Ben’sstupidts=๡professorsstaທrtingtohatehim

“yeaທh,”I๳saທid

“hat?yourife?B๦ut,ไshe’snotinourc1้uster…”

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“Bytheaທy,I’mmikeTຄae,”hesaທidhereachedforardtoshakemyhaທnd,beforerea1้izingitasaທttaທg1eofiresTຄhusaທsIintroducນedtoourdmostide1ysut

---Ben--ๅ-

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“no,ไman,rea11้y,I๳’mokay,”Isputtered,ashepoundedonmybaທbsp;“hey,hey,serious1y,it’sbeengreatorkinghere,”Isaid,ipingthetearsfrommyeyes“man,ไthishasbຘeenonehe11ofanexperienthat,”Isaid

iththat,theintervieapieceofcaທkeediscoveredehadaທ1otineboth1ikedtotraທve1ebຘoth1ikedtoircoffeecນupsiththestate’sandthethemeboth1ovedmerry-ๅgo-rounds,buthatedFerrishee1้snextthingI๳kne,sheasstuffingmapsofneyorkds,pointingoutgoodrestaurants,ritingdontheaddressofherfavoritetai1or,aທndthenumberofthecity’sbestbຘabyshop

“myifeandI’taittostarthaທving,”Isaid“e’rehopingtohaveourfirstbaທbythisyear”

1stTry–65o

andtherein1้iesaທnimportant1esson

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