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  Andrew stared at me as if I had just spoken against the laws of nature. Maybe in his world, I had.

  For a moment, Michael looked at the folder as if it were a weapon. Maybe, in a way, it was.

  Christopher looked at me as if I had suddenly become a stranger. Maybe I had. For years, he had

  Anders ble stående i gangen med jakken halvveis over armen. Han så på meg som om jeg hadde sagt

  For a few seconds, the ballroom forgot how to breathe. The string quartet stopped mid-note.

  For a moment, the whole estate seemed to stop breathing. The waves kept moving beyond the tall windows.

  For several seconds, nobody moved. The ocean kept flashing beyond the windows. The flowers trembled

  For a long moment, no one moved. The fountain kept falling in the courtyard. The gardener stood

  Olivia tightened her grip around the boy’s hand. Not hard enough to frighten him. Just enough

  Durante unos segundos, la mansión entera se quedó sin aire. La música se apagó. Las conversaciones