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ll silent once more. She lay alone on the bed, which was growing cold, naked, her dark eyes dimming, and she felt, perhaps, that she had been rather base.But she never knew how to ask others for help.... light made her squint and shield her eyes with her hand. As she glanced at it from the corner of her eye, she saw a tall figure—a man's.She immediately lay down, pulling the blanket over herself wit...